Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 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.
Graphics	28.6% 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 Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '20 at 16:00
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 104 2-Core 198 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 610 61% 497 Pts	64-Core 745 46% 745 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 33,820 User benchmarks, average bench 29% AMD(1002 0B00) 3GB CLim: 825 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.6% Poor	Lighting 36.8 Reflection 26.5 Parallax 45.7 30% 36.4 fps	MRender 25.5 Gravity 35.9 Splatting 33 26% 31.4 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 32%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 449 448 452 417 394 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 461 Mixed 377 SusWrite 436 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 41.2 140% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB 9,379 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 54GB free Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 284 201 189 184 186 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 436 Write 328 Mixed 257 SusWrite 226 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 20 75% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 96.8 DQ Mixed 150 123% 180 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GB 7,298 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 33.6 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 13 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	579x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	453x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	233x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16