Alienware Aurora

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	43.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	66.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04VWF2
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '20 at 16:23
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$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 (87^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 72.5 2-Core 139 63% 101 Pts	4-Core 235 8-Core 313 35% 274 Pts	64-Core 316 20% 316 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.3% Average	Lighting 52.8 Reflection 54.4 Parallax 59 43% 55.4 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 55.1 Splatting 45.2 44% 54.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 325 188 68 255 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 424 Write 401 Mixed 331 SusWrite 247 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 26.2 81% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 2.3 54% 129 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 101%
Samsung PM800 Series 2.5" 256GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 70GB free Firmware: 5D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 153 164 156 158 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	27% Poor	Read 174 Write 122 Mixed 134 SusWrite 154 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 7.7 35% 9.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 34%
Samsung 860 512GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 415GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 396 404 383 402 396 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 435 Write 393 Mixed 393 SusWrite 388 91% 402 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 32.6 106% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 224 168% 223 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 124%
Seagate ST3300831AS 300GB 1,245 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 129GB free Firmware: 3.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 61 61 61 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 51.3 Write 56.3 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 60.4 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 37%
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38 10,520 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 7GB free Firmware: 3.AEG SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 63 71 71 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 74 Write 71 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 69.2 47% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x4GB 28,320 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 6 of 6 slots used 24GB DIMM Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 19.2 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 12.8 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 61%

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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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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 18%

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System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	218x
Core i7 930Intel $249Bench 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	15x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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