Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	15.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0H869M
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091028
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '19 at 17:48
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 93.5 1-Core 73.1 2-Core 142 64% 103 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 356 41% 317 Pts	64-Core 353 22% 353 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% EVGA(3842 1377) 1GB CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Lighting 17.9 Reflection 20.9 Parallax 16.1 15% 18.3 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 18.3 Splatting 21.2 18% 21.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 212 162 89 87 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 840GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 170 176 176 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 81.2 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 172 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 109%
WD My Book 25ED 8TB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 25 25 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 25.2 Write 24.1 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 24.5 33% 24.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 19.6 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 13.9 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 59%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	218x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	87x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	51x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	36x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	34x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	32x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 3,736 samples	12x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	80x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	73x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	64x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $249

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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