Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive40.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04VWF2
Memory2.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100209
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 30 '19 at 14:22
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 930-$249
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 93.9
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 143
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 373
42% 332 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 480-$500
Nvidia(10DE 075F) 1.5GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 924 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile)
10.7% Very poor
Lighting 5.23
Reflection 36.5
Parallax 26.4
4% 22.7 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 19.5
Splatting 27.4
23% 28.6 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 10.7%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 87 88 90 88 124 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40.8% Average
Read 171
Write 70.4
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 110
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 23.5
75% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 67.7
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 130
85% 99.1 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x2GB
2 of 6 slots used
4GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
37.8% Below average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 10
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 11.3
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 60.1
66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora Builds (Compare 504 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $249
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