Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171213
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateMay 09 '20 at 20:47
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 69%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65.8% Good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 86.2
2-Core 166
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 406
44% 349 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.8% Very good
Lighting 88.8
Reflection 101
Parallax 97.6
72% 96 fps
MRender 93.7
Gravity 90.4
Splatting 96
77% 93.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Cx2-8b256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 48811QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,120
Write 782
Mixed 608
185% 837 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 42
144% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 731
DQ Write 534
DQ Mixed 523
420% 596 MB/s
Poor: 115% Great: 208%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
324GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 111 111 113 110 113 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 183
Write 180
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 110
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
33.4% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 10.4
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 8.1
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 33.4%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R5 Builds (Compare 1,723 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $15Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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