Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	24% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	24.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '20 at 16:27
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 91.8 1-Core 91.9 2-Core 190 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 511 52% 422 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 580-$450 15,395 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Nvidia(10DE 086A) 1.5GB CLim: 772 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 381.67 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	24% Poor	Lighting 27.9 Reflection 42.8 Parallax 31.3 23% 34 fps	MRender 43.9 Gravity 21.9 Splatting 31.8 26% 32.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24% Great: 24%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 500GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT41B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 466 Write 272 Mixed 311 77% 350 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 28.9 106% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 252 214% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5773DH0 4x2GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM 1333 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 15.1 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 16.1 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 52%

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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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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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