Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16% 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)
Boot Drive55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120208
Uptime144.1 Days
Run DateApr 10 '20 at 23:25
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 98
2-Core 182
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 488
50% 405 Pts
64-Core 484
30% 484 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-OEM
Nvidia(10DE 0873) 1.2GB
CLim: 732 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
16% Very poor
Lighting 17.9
Reflection 27.3
Parallax 19.8
15% 21.7 fps
MRender 31.3
Gravity 14.3
Splatting 23.1
19% 22.9 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU655 240GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 64 56 47 54 48 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 400
Write 50
Mixed 136
SusWrite 56.2
35% 160 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 25.7
94% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 89.6
86% 137 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ- 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 33.3
100% 35 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.1
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,685 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $262
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