Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.1% 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 9 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 (13%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '19 at 02:41
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2700K-$89 20,692 User benchmarks, average bench 73% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 97.4 2-Core 190 75% 127 Pts	4-Core 330 8-Core 485 51% 408 Pts	64-Core 484 30% 484 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174 49,592 User benchmarks, average bench 19% Sapphire(174B E221) 2GB CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 25.7 Reflection 27.5 Parallax 30.8 21% 28 fps	MRender 24.8 Gravity 21.8 Splatting 32.8 22% 26.5 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 340 347 356 350 337 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 461 Write 325 Mixed 233 SusWrite 347 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 23.9 99% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 92.5 DQ Mixed 70 66% 105 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 711GB free Firmware: 19.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 120 Write 109 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 118 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 74%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 913GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 139 139 140 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 135 Write 127 Mixed 64.5 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: 78.7% Great: 74%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 248GB free Firmware: 03.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 115 115 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 116 Write 113 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: 66.6% Great: 68%

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 1600 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 17.2 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 57%

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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 $191Bench 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 $66Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $585

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16