Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FPV4P
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130822
Uptime2 Days
Run DateNov 16 '19 at 02:29
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 112
2-Core 202
79% 135 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 516
52% 423 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760 (192-bit)
Nvidia(10DE 106F) 1.5GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 441.12
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
651GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 217 250 282 286 274 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 298
Write 101
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 244
123% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 155%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 31.6
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 13.2
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $262
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HDDRAMUSB
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