Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.6% 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 Drive54.2% 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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 22 '20 at 09:46
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 49%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3960X
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 196
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 571
59% 476 Pts
64-Core 724
45% 724 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Lighting 38.2
Reflection 30.5
Parallax 36.7
31% 35.1 fps
MRender 37.6
Gravity 36.2
Splatting 34.8
30% 36.2 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SUV300S37A480G 480GB
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 234 185 112 224 227 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
54.2% Above average
Read 248
Write 242
Mixed 220
SusWrite 204
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 21.4
75% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 153
126% 182 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
931GB free
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 116 115 116 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 108
Write 104
Mixed 66
SusWrite 115
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50
931GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 117 115 115 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
66.3% Good
Read 115
Write 112
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 116
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G6M 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
MC Read 40.3
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 35.8
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 83%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 97%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 47%
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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

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