Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.2% 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 Drive71.9% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 30 '20 at 10:22
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 81.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 221
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 695
70% 569 Pts
64-Core 824
51% 824 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.2% Above average
Lighting 66.3
Reflection 61.8
Parallax 53.9
54% 60.7 fps
MRender 66.3
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 55.3
52% 64.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X2306RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 344 251 167 104 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 448
Write 371
Mixed 240
SusWrite 216
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 25.3
94% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 125
132% 222 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 198 198 200 199 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 151
Mixed 84.3
SusWrite 199
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
52.5% Above average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 17.4
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 12.6
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,684 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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