Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% 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 Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 01:49
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 222 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 627 67% 535 Pts	64-Core 613 38% 613 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 140 Parallax 127 104% 132 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 133 Splatting 117 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 430 462 476 478 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 413 Mixed 374 SusWrite 436 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 42 144% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 350 264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 121%
Pcie SSD 1TB 40,637 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 914GB free Firmware: ECFM13.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1639 1560 1672 1338 935 900 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 998 Write 2,126 Mixed 1,362 SusWrite 1,341 332% 1,457 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 75.9 254% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,279 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 1,138 853% 1,142 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 284%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$60 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 466GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 434 463 477 478 345 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 414 Mixed 399 SusWrite 417 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 41.3 138% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 130%
Seagate ST10000NM0086-2AA101 10TB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 2TB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 239 231 236 241 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 240 Write 217 Mixed 96.8 SusWrite 228 143% 196 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1.1 362% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 138%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 14GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 79 72 71 71 75 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 89%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 216GB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 107 117 118 115 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 122 Write 159 Mixed 134 SusWrite 109 98% 131 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.8 339% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 89%
Sabrent Disk Device 8TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 52GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 134 Write 159 Mixed 93.9 SusWrite 3.1 125% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.8 189% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 74%
Sabrent Disk Device 2TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 38GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 98 98 99 100 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 196 Write 173 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 94.1 156% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 123%
Sabrent Disk Device 10TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 99 98 99 100 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 215 Write 202 Mixed 104 SusWrite 95.7 197% 154 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 1 249% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 104%
Sabrent Disk Device 8TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 863GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 107 Write 138 Mixed 97.1 SusWrite 3.1 114% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 200% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFRA266.C8FJ 04CB 859B CT8G4DFRA266.C8FJ 04CB 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 27.6 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 26.4 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 90%

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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	447x
Core i5-7400Intel $110Bench 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	57x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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