Alienware Aurora

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.7% 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	59.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware
Memory	40.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20090312
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '20 at 19:35
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 980-$148 2,215 User benchmarks, average bench 75% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 89 2-Core 179 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 522 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.7% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 64 57% 69.3 fps	MRender 69.7 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 71.5 57% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 505GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 179 176 173 176 177 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.2% Above average	Read 239 Write 236 Mixed 209 SusWrite 176 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 27.2 97% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 195 148% 198 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 118%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$85 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 140 142 144 145 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 146 Write 150 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 143 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 85%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114 4,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 160 161 161 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 151 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 160 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 104%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$85 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 146 146 147 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 137 Write 139 Mixed 75 SusWrite 146 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 85%

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 (76^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 21.2 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 61%

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

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Workstation 18%

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System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	219x
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	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16