Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results


Gaming 193% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 165% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	210% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	243% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '20 at 02:10
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 289 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 788 81% 651 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87AF); ROG-STRIX-RTX3090-O24G-GAMING CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	210% Outstanding	Lighting 312 Reflection 284 Parallax 337 254% 311 fps	MRender 344 Gravity 254 Splatting 186 205% 261 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 662 478 515 495 498 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,086 Write 1,618 Mixed 666 SusWrite 524 271% 1,224 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 64.8 256% 97.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 1,063 DQ Mixed 909 741% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 912GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 363 463 471 471 472 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 217 Mixed 294 SusWrite 435 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 34.8 109% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 258 217% 316 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 21.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 90%

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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	1,330x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	448x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	261x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	696x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	458x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	178x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	389x
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
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	75x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $299

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16