Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '20 at 01:46
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 202 77% 132 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 510 58% 455 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 438 428 427 382 396 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 459 Mixed 399 SusWrite 407 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 37.1 136% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 263 224% 327 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 830GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 171 172 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 163 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 171 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 221GB free Firmware: 3.AAF SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 79 78 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 77.5 Write 77 Mixed 44 SusWrite 76.9 50% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 54%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 195GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 95 97 96 94 95 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 96.7 Write 53.2 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 93.6 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6EFR8C-PB 4x2GB 517 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 29.3 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 12.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 85%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	579x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	455x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $271

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16