Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	151% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01NYPT
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '19 at 01:36
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$170 588,978 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 (92^nd percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 734 73% 595 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 207 Reflection 219 Parallax 229 168% 219 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 205 Splatting 132 152% 195 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 312 313 314 315 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 483 Mixed 403 SusWrite 327 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61.9 212% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 353 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 415GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 368 322 324 325 324 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 481 Mixed 379 SusWrite 354 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.7 214% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 916GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 195 195 194 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 182 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 194 118% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF HMA451U6AFR8N-TF HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.2 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 14.3 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 76%

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System: Alienware Aurora R5

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,049x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	377x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	249x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	599x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	316x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	190x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc300Bench 119%, 4,485 samples	132x
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	304x
16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 1x16GBMicronBench 39%, 1,618 samples	122x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	102x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $448

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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