Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '20 at 11:51
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 100
2-Core 199
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 492
55% 433 Pts
64-Core 501
31% 501 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720
Sapphire(174B 326B) 2GB
CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
3.34% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 3.69
Parallax 3.69
3% 3.78 fps
MRender 4.24
Gravity 3.27
Splatting 5.17
4% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.34%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBAT128G1002 128GB
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z2317002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 173 176 178 179 178 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.7% Average
Read 249
Write 170
Mixed 153
SusWrite 175
42% 187 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 11.3
72% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 71.8
79% 132 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 207 206 208 206 208 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 159
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 206
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 117%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-PB 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 34.2
MC Mixed 29.3
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 65.1
62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,695 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $271
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