Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	23.4% 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	53.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '20 at 01:52
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 119 2-Core 236 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 604 66% 520 Pts	64-Core 605 38% 605 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1825 MHz, MLim: 1907 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.4% Poor	Lighting 5.87 Reflection 85.3 Parallax 75.1 5% 55.4 fps	MRender 80.5 Gravity 73 Splatting 67.7 60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 139 141 141 143 141 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 130 Write 195 Mixed 166 SusWrite 139 36% 157 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 29.4 103% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 87.8 93% 153 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 66%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$28 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 11GB free Firmware: DEM4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 90 91 92 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 61.5 Write 36.5 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 90.3 45% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 538GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 78 79 78 79 80 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 63 SusWrite 77.6 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869D 4x4GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	68% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 21.4 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 21.7 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 68%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	169x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	94x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	9x

RAM
M378B5273CH0 4x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 117 samples	13x
HMT351U6BFR8 4x4GBHynixBench 49%, 61 samples	9x
HMT41GU7BFR8 HMT351U6CFR8 HMT451U6DFR8 HMT351U6EFR8 20GBHynixBench 56%, 12 samples	9x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $585

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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