Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	115% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	19.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 23:16
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 243 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 675 67% 549 Pts	64-Core 677 42% 677 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 120F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 171 Parallax 158 124% 160 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 162 Splatting 117 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 19,561 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 801 Write 603 Mixed 432 135% 612 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 48 178% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 932 DQ Write 525 DQ Mixed 791 572% 749 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 170%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$175 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 167GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 489 Write 334 Mixed 362 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 43 153% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 174 181% 296 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 177GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 490 Write 470 Mixed 419 102% 460 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.3 184% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$182 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 146 Write 127 Mixed 87.5 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 98%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 411 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 2321 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 101 Write 86.8 Mixed 58.5 100% 82 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 49%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 26GB free, PID 1666 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 108 Write 43.5 Mixed 19.5 57% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 10.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 46% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 30%
WD My Passport 2599 2TB 863 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 2599 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 98.5 Write 95.7 Mixed 55.7 103% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston XRGM6C-MIB KHX2666C16/16G 32GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 24 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 84%

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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 R6

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,336x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	458x
Core i5-7400Intel $86Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	698x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	464x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	178x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	390x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	58x
PC300 SK hy 256GBNvmeBench 113%, 3,798 samples	48x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	228x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples	158x
HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 43%, 3,066 samples	75x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $299

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16