Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics93.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170605
Uptime9.2 Days
Run DateJul 12 '19 at 04:12
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 91%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
65.1% Good
Memory 81
1-Core 82.5
2-Core 162
64% 109 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 428
43% 347 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.3% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 131
Parallax 112
97% 121 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 117
Splatting 96.9
86% 106 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,254
Write 51.2
Mixed 109
237% 1,138 MB/s
4K Read 343
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 7
530% 118 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 141%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 193 193 193 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 192
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 192
113% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 5TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
19% Very poor
Read 29.5
Write 29
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 35.7
22% 29.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.6
158% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 19%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
69.9% Good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 27.7
MC Mixed 22.4
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 18
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $299
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