Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.5% 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 Drive79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190625
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 26 '20 at 22:12
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 98.9
2-Core 190
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 574
57% 466 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
58.5% Above average
Lighting 72.4
Reflection 75.5
Parallax 70.8
59% 72.9 fps
MRender 76.2
Gravity 66.3
Splatting 68.9
57% 70.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20003A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 87 45 134 152 181 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 869
Write 127
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 133
63% 295 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 8.3
4K Mixed 13.7
54% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 554
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 282
256% 396 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 142%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
517GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 161 165 165 166 165 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 171
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 162
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.3% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 11.3
36% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 9.7
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R5 Builds (Compare 1,721 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $312
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HDDRAMUSB
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