Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 07:54
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 103 2-Core 202 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 524 60% 466 Pts	64-Core 521 32% 521 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 66.2 Reflection 71.4 Parallax 57.7 54% 65.1 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 56.2 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 898GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 242 241 245 245 245 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	69.6% Good	Read 252 Write 240 Mixed 241 SusWrite 243 55% 244 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 49 4K Mixed 35.3 114% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 198 149% 198 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 124 124 124 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 134 Write 118 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 123 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 74%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 125 124 125 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 130 Write 120 Mixed 77 SusWrite 124 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6BFR8 4x4GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	49.7% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 15.2 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 51%

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

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	169x
Core i7-2600Intel $195Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	94x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	9x

RAM
M378B5273CH0 4x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 117 samples	13x
HMT351U6BFR8 4x4GBHynixBench 49%, 61 samples	9x
HMT41GU7BFR8 HMT351U6CFR8 HMT451U6DFR8 HMT351U6EFR8 20GBHynixBench 56%, 12 samples	9x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $585

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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