Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	34.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	387% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0TYR0X
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 17 '21 at 00:32
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$144 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 102% 190 Pts	4-Core 635 8-Core 931 98% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,159 72% 1,159 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 1052 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 59.5 37% 47.7 fps	MRender 33.7 Gravity 46.8 Splatting 26.6 28% 35.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB 11,818 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 825GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2704 2781 2779 2790 2792 2791 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 2,038 Write 2,599 Mixed 2,023 SusWrite 2,773 534% 2,358 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 84.7 285% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,256 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 1,131 831% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 492%
Amd-raid WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 367GB free Firmware: 4150 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 217 220 219 220 221 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 452 Write 439 Mixed 366 SusWrite 237 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 43.6 4K Mixed 23.1 83% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 105 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 133 125% 188 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 69%
Amd-raid WDC WD10EZEX-75W 1TB 885 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 930GB free Firmware: 1305 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 153 156 161 152 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 131 Mixed 75 SusWrite 156 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 249% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XW21KG-MIE2 1x8GB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 19.5 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 65%

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

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 157%

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System: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	179x
Ryzen 7 5800AMDBench 96%, 1,982 samples	166x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	117x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	148x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	81x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	69x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc711Bench 277%, 5,603 samples	70x
2300 NVMe 512GBMicronBench 226%, 3,314 samples	48x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	37x

RAM
X2YH1K-MIE-NX 1x16GBUnknownBench 46%, 1,144 samples	51x
XJ69DF-MIE2 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,320 samples	48x
XW21KG-MIE2 2x8GBUnknownBench 84%, 2,787 samples	44x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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