Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	42.2% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '20 at 17:40
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500K-$246 143,007 User benchmarks, average bench 66% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 84.2 2-Core 170 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 315 8-Core 311 42% 313 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Lighting 54.7 Reflection 36.5 Parallax 68.5 45% 53.2 fps	MRender 35 Gravity 56.9 Splatting 45.5 38% 45.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 04.04V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 79 71 88 92 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 97 Write 96.2 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 79.6 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 212% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 748GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 162 163 164 164 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 156 Mixed 102 SusWrite 162 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 466GB free Firmware: MS1OA7C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 190 191 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 170 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 188 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 130% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 103%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 140GB free Firmware: 04.04V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 124 125 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 122 Write 117 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 123 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.3 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD16 2x8GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 1600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.1 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 15.1 41% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 60%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	169x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	94x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	9x

RAM
M378B5273CH0 4x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 117 samples	13x
HMT351U6BFR8 4x4GBHynixBench 49%, 61 samples	9x
HMT41GU7BFR8 HMT351U6CFR8 HMT451U6DFR8 HMT351U6EFR8 20GBHynixBench 56%, 12 samples	9x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $585

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