Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics124% 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 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170213
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMay 07 '17 at 18:35
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 779
83% 663 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 120F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 192
Parallax 184
140% 183 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 168
Splatting 118
110% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 170
Mixed 168
134% 178 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.16
81% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
45.6% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 12.9
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 15.6
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,131 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $299
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HDDRAMUSB
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