Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive164% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory6.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200305
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '20 at 05:52
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
53.5% Above average
Memory 42.7
1-Core 95
2-Core 180
56% 106 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 653
59% 498 Pts
64-Core 642
40% 642 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 126
Parallax 111
89% 115 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 124
Splatting 104
91% 112 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Cx2-8b256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 48811QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 624 693 669 665 661 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
164% Outstanding
Read 1,130
Write 730
Mixed 538
SusWrite 624
168% 756 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 47.7
164% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 516
DQ Mixed 476
408% 607 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 164%
Great: 208%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 193 194 193 194 195 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 125
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 191
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
64.4% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.2
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 3.7
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 5.6
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 190
21% 190 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R5 Builds (Compare 1,724 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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