Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	41.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0H869M
Memory	27.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 07 '21 at 21:40
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 X 990-$499 4,994 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 206 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 630 63% 512 Pts	64-Core 741 46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% EVGA(3842 2059) 2GB CLim: 972 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 11 Reflection 15.8 Parallax 11.1 9% 12.6 fps	Gravity 12.4 Splatting 11.7 11% 12 fps
Poor: 7% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 93 97 96 95 91 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.4% Average	Read 143 Write 99.2 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 92.5 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 20.9 74% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 105 93% 141 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 123%
Seagate ST4000NC000-1FR168 4TB 347 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3.5TB free Firmware: CE03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 177 176 177 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 170 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 175 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 99%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 126GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 122 123 125 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 130 Write 118 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 123 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 109%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 132GB free Firmware: HP16 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 94 92 87 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 171 Write 128 Mixed 77 SusWrite 91.7 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x4GB 28,320 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 6 of 6 slots used 24GB DIMM Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.8% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 10.2 33% 11.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.1 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 18%

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System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	218x
Core i7 930Intel $249Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	87x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	51x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	36x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	34x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	32x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 3,736 samples	12x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	80x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	73x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	64x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $249

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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