Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	32.2 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	800 x 480 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190620
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '19 at 23:32
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 200 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 590 58% 478 Pts	64-Core 569 35% 569 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Nvidia(10DE 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.7% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 105 Parallax 105 87% 106 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 73.3 Splatting 64.5 69% 87.3 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 164GB free Firmware: M3CR Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 508 Write 401 Mixed 367 94% 425 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 34.8 129% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 224 184% 259 MB/s
Poor: 89% Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 98GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 54.5 Write 50 Mixed 37.2 10% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 2% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 82 Write 30.2 Mixed 42.5 38% 51.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55 8,365 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 91GB free Firmware: SM12 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 65 Write 40.8 Mixed 53.7 40% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 705GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 147 Write 116 Mixed 82.2 138% 115 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.4 171% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 65%
Innostor Innostor 64GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 36GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 114 Write 61.5 Mixed 65 93% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 34% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 40GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.1% Good	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 18.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 78%

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

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System: Alienware Aurora R6

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,330x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	447x
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	261x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	696x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	458x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	178x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	389x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	57x
PC300 SK hy 256GBNvmeBench 113%, 3,798 samples	48x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	228x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples	158x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	75x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $299

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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