Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.5% 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 Drive32.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Aurora-R4
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 22 '19 at 04:21
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1620 0-$345
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 93.2
2-Core 198
74% 127 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 558
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 566
35% 566 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.11.2
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
34.5% Below average
Lighting 43.7
Reflection 48
Parallax 51.7
36% 47.8 fps
MRender 48.7
Gravity 38.1
Splatting 34.5
32% 40.4 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S064G 63GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.2.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 78 46 34 38 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
32.5% Below average
Read 400
Write 153
Mixed 118
SusWrite 57.3
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 15
4K Write 8.5
4K Mixed 9.9
40% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 32.9
DQ Write 8.1
DQ Mixed 12.5
11% 17.8 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 47%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
221GB free
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 177 181 179 183 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 352
Write 269
Mixed 268
SusWrite 172
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 23.9
85% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 146
120% 170 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
142GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 167 169 168 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 125
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 167
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT151R7BFR4C 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.6% Above average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 16.3
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 12.2
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,684 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $262
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