Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive96.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FPV4P
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '19 at 19:42
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 102
2-Core 204
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 508
54% 432 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 436 366 297 266 207 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 422
Mixed 367
SusWrite 331
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 52.7
4K Mixed 42.8
138% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 254
200% 283 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 126%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300
451GB free
Firmware: X212T0RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 432 398 430 435 386 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 419
Mixed 254
SusWrite 415
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 50.8
4K Mixed 28
103% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 79.3
124% 240 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$372
2.5TB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 236 217 236 238 211 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
72.9% Very good
Read 246
Write 209
Mixed 214
SusWrite 227
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 40.7
128% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 92.4
99% 164 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Z8GX3M1A1600C10 Z8GX3M1A1600C10 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 32GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
89.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 34.4
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 13.3
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,693 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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HDDRAMUSB
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