Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics14.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive21.9% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04VWF2
Memory3 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '20 at 14:36
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-920-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 97.2
1-Core 87.5
2-Core 167
71% 117 Pts
4-Core 285
8-Core 417
44% 351 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
Asus(1043 85F5) 2GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1592 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Lighting 17.7
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 15.3
14% 15.1 fps
MRender 16.9
Gravity 16.1
Splatting 16.3
14% 16.4 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM800 Series 2.5" 256GB
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VBM25D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 38 38 38 38 50 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Read 200
Write 53.3
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 41.2
21% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 7.6
37% 10.2 MB/s
DQ Read 15.7
DQ Write 6.6
DQ Mixed 8.7
7% 10.3 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 34%
Samsung PM800 Series 2.5" 256GB
67GB free
Firmware: VBM25D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 165 160 167 153 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 208
Write 158
Mixed 154
SusWrite 162
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 8.1
4K Mixed 7.7
38% 10.5 MB/s
DQ Read 15.6
DQ Write 6.7
DQ Mixed 8.7
7% 10.3 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 34%
MD07500-AJDW-RO 750GB
616GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 76 79 78 78 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 83.2
Write 77.6
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 76.4
53% 72 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 6 slots used
6GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 23
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 16
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora Builds (Compare 505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $249
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