Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '19 at 01:40
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$182 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 89.7 2-Core 178 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 457 50% 394 Pts	64-Core 458 28% 458 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 5000 751 User benchmarks, average bench 10% Nvidia(10DE 0770) 2.5GB CLim: 513 MHz, MLim: 750 MHz, Ram: 2.5GB, Driver: 377.83 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 9% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 361 361 363 362 357 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 456 Write 338 Mixed 271 SusWrite 356 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 51.4 4K Mixed 24.7 101% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 90.4 92% 154 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 99%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 913GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 139 139 140 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 132 Write 131 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 139 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 753GB free Firmware: 19.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 116 119 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 121 Write 116 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 117 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 74%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 248GB free Firmware: 03.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 117 117 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 117 Write 115 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 116 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.2 195% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 68%
USB Flash Memory 2GB 592 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	5.79% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 4.5 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 5.4 9% 9.08 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.79% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP655409-150 4x2GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM 1333 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.1 46% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 57%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	169x
Core i7-2600Intel $182Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	94x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	9x

RAM
M378B5273CH0 4x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 117 samples	13x
HMT351U6BFR8 4x4GBHynixBench 49%, 61 samples	9x
HMT41GU7BFR8 HMT351U6CFR8 HMT451U6DFR8 HMT351U6EFR8 20GBHynixBench 56%, 12 samples	9x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $607

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16