Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics142% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '20 at 06:07
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 118
2-Core 237
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 717
74% 595 Pts
64-Core 874
54% 874 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan RTX-$1,484
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 248
Parallax 262
137% 226 fps
MRender 311
Gravity 248
Splatting 141
181% 234 fps
Poor: 134%
This bench: 142%
Great: 179%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871b 2.5 7mm 256GB
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 228 225 223 226 226 MB/s
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
71.9% Very good
Read 255
Write 241
Mixed 229
SusWrite 228
54% 238 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 38.1
125% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 31
69% 142 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 114%
Mushkin MKNSSDCR480GB-7-A 480GB
143GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 183 178 147 104 77 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
42.8% Average
Read 229
Write 235
Mixed 213
SusWrite 152
47% 207 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 16.9
4K Mixed 16.2
62% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 87.1
DQ Mixed 19.5
42% 88.3 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 61%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC52
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 167 169 166 167 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 144
Mixed 64.8
SusWrite 168
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 30.1
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 13.8
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 88.4%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $261
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