Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.4% 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)
Boot Drive	89.7% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0FPV4P
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 17:18
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	6%

Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110 23,169 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 618 68% 536 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Asus(1043 04E2) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.4% Below average	Lighting 0.97 Reflection 119 Parallax 58.4 1% 59.6 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 140 Splatting 163 100% 114 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 167 160 163 165 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 463 Write 431 Mixed 250 SusWrite 167 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 42.2 155% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 234 193% 276 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 93%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 55GB free Firmware: 04RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 205 217 180 190 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 116 Write 383 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 206 42% 183 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 26.3 4K Mixed 6.4 49% 16.9 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 18.7 38% 76.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 803GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 177 175 178 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 160 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 176 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 4x4GB 2,366 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 35.1 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 14.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 60%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,685 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 58%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 47%

Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	578x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	451x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	232x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $262

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 $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 $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