Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Alienware Aurora R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01NYPT
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '19 at 04:35
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 775 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 119D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.5% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 112 Parallax 94.6 82% 103 fps	MRender 96.9 Gravity 95.4 Splatting 99.7 80% 97.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,121 Write 321 Mixed 345 129% 596 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 36.7 184% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 503 416% 617 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 172%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABX0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 150 Write 134 Mixed 24.9 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 858GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 119 Write 83.2 Mixed 77.4 112% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 115 Write 75.6 Mixed 81.9 110% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 59%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,298 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 492GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,952 Write 61.9 Mixed 59.9 1,590% 2,358 MB/s	4K Read 609 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.7 2,295% 203 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 49%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,310 Write 35.4 Mixed 86.7 1,230% 1,811 MB/s	4K Read 600 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2 2,335% 201 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 102GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6,530 Write 40.1 Mixed 89.5 1,502% 2,220 MB/s	4K Read 521 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2 2,043% 175 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 49%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB 1,657 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 269GB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 33.5 Write 33.7 Mixed 22 37% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 20%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 136 Write 144 Mixed 102 162% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 86%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 132 Write 144 Mixed 89.4 154% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB 2,656 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 25.7 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 115%

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System: Alienware Aurora R5

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,043x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	376x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	592x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	315x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	190x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc300Bench 119%, 4,485 samples	130x
NVMe LITEON 256GBCx2-8b256-q11Bench 168%, 2,143 samples	129x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	50x

RAM
HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GBHynixBench 39%, 5,448 samples	300x
16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 1x16GBMicronBench 39%, 1,618 samples	121x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	102x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $312

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16