Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21.4% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 046MHW
Memory8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110525
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateNov 04 '20 at 11:32
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$187
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 103
2-Core 206
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 524
58% 455 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290
AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
21.4% Poor
Lighting 27.4
Reflection 20.3
Parallax 23.9
22% 23.9 fps
MRender 21.3
Gravity 21.7
Splatting 27.5
20% 23.5 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.4%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 2.3 2.1 3.6 3.8 3.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
4.39% Terrible
Read 12.3
Write 13.5
Mixed 13.8
SusWrite 2.8
8% 10.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
67% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 4.39%
Great: 74%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1.5TB
626GB free, PID ab24
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 26 27 27 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 28.8
Write 24.8
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 26.9
36% 26.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT325U6BFR8 Kingston 99U5402-435. HMT325U6BFR8 Kingston 99U5402-435. 12GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.6% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 16.4
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R3 Builds (Compare 332 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Alienware Aurora-R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $599
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