Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics41.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive183% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 21 '21 at 03:46
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 238
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 608
64% 515 Pts
64-Core 624
39% 624 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Dell(1028 1005) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.4.1
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.2% Average
Lighting 48.8
Reflection 60.4
Parallax 77.1
40% 62.1 fps
MRender 63.5
Gravity 58
Splatting 44.2
44% 55.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Cx2-8b256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 48811QC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 705 725 719 735 726 728 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1188
Write 802
Mixed 590
SusWrite 723
184% 826 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 44.9
186% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 853
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 598
502% 730 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 183%
Great: 208%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
832GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 186 186 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 191
Mixed 35.9
SusWrite 185
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
41.8% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.3
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R5 Builds (Compare 1,720 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $312
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