Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55% 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)
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

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

Run History

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System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	10.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '19 at 04:42
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 448 61% 455 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Zotac(19DA 2438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 67.2 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 56.7 55% 63.6 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 67 55% 67.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 31GB free Firmware: KC45 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,731 Write 38.4 Mixed 61.4 1,152% 1,610 MB/s	4K Read 567 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 2 23,882% 190 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 36GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 71 71 71 75 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 112 Write 108 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 71.3 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 74%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 67GB free (System drive), PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 128 Write 72.5 Mixed 72.5 106% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.5 138% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6EFR8 EWB4GB681PAE HMT451U6AFR8 12GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.7% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 57%

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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 $192Bench 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 $90Bench 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 $269	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 $177	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