Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0H869M
Memory	5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20091028
Uptime	46.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '20 at 19:15
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 97 1-Core 82.5 2-Core 155 69% 112 Pts	4-Core 280 8-Core 398 42% 339 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 72%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2888 Write 18.8 Mixed 32.5 203% 980 MB/s	4K Read 522 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 3.1 796% 176 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 74%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 78GB free Firmware: 12.01B02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3,177 Write 39 Mixed 61 783% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 568 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.7 24,008% 191 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 413GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 3,172 Write 44 Mixed 77.3 787% 1,098 MB/s	4K Read 519 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.2 21,889% 174 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 114%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 12GB free, PID 004d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 15.5 Write 6.2 Mixed 8.3 11% 10 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 23.3 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 15.5 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 59%

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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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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

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	16x
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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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