Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.5% 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 Drive105% 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.
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 07JNH0
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 19:27
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 94.4
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 195
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 492
52% 418 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 20.2
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 16.8
16% 17.2 fps
MRender 23.8
Gravity 21
Splatting 17.1
16% 20.6 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 440 398 446 410 366 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 458
Mixed 358
SusWrite 418
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 81.5
4K Mixed 42.3
144% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 364
272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 105%
Great: 134%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 247 250 250 251 248 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 234
Write 219
Mixed 56
SusWrite 249
137% 189 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.7
329% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 138%
Great: 213%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$80
18GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 80 46 69 72 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 94
Write 83.5
Mixed 58
SusWrite 70.1
56% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBSR F3-12800CL9-4GBSR F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 31.5
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 12.8
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,686 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

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