Alienware Aurora

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.5% 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	89.3% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04VWF2
Memory	21.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '20 at 05:00
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 71.9 2-Core 136 63% 100 Pts	4-Core 230 8-Core 350 36% 290 Pts	64-Core 356 22% 356 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.1% 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: 391.35 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.5% Average	Lighting 58.5 Reflection 61.8 Parallax 56.5 48% 59 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 56.7 Splatting 49.8 47% 58.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 512GB 113 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 376 364 372 389 436 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 449 Write 437 Mixed 412 SusWrite 380 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 54.6 4K Mixed 39.6 131% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 30.2 59% 119 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 124%
Samsung PM800 Series 2.5" 256GB 1,200 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 70GB free Firmware: 5D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 152 141 143 147 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	29.1% Poor	Read 201 Write 128 Mixed 138 SusWrite 147 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 7.3 40% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14.9 DQ Write 6.4 DQ Mixed 6.7 6% 9.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 34%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 172GB free Firmware: 12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 254 233 250 202 279 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 459 Write 440 Mixed 366 SusWrite 262 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 29.5 101% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 25.7 54% 110 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 101%
Seagate ST3300831AS 300GB 1,245 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 129GB free Firmware: 3.06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 58 59 60 59 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 52.5 Write 14 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 58.9 30% 40.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 37%
Seagate ST3750640NS 750GB-$38 10,520 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 7GB free Firmware: 3.AEG SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 64 69 71 70 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 74.3 Write 60.6 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 68.6 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41% 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 (81^st percentile)	52.9% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 15.8 MC Mixed 20.4 54% 18.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 13.3 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 22%

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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 $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	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 $279	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 $184	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