Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics118% 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 Drive67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04VWF2
Memory20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20091028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '19 at 09:03
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 X 990-$499
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.45 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 97.2
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 202
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 642
64% 523 Pts
64-Core 752
47% 752 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 205
Parallax 215
122% 190 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 190
Splatting 136
124% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 246 246 245 245 244 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
67% Good
Read 250
Write 244
Mixed 244
SusWrite 244
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 34.1
106% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 40.3
73% 145 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 67%
Great: 129%
Drevo X1 SSD 240GB
90GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 245 242 241 241 240 MB/s
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
65% Good
Read 250
Write 245
Mixed 231
SusWrite 241
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 32.5
99% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 198
DQ Mixed 38.7
74% 149 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 65%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6x4GB
6 of 6 slots used
24GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 21.3
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 10.8
SC Mixed 13.9
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora Builds (Compare 504 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $249
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