Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	323% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0NWN7M
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210426
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '21 at 21:32
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$190 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 73.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 93% 176 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 957 92% 760 Pts	64-Core 1,355 84% 1,355 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm9a1 NVMe Samsung 512GB 2,521 User benchmarks, average bench 282% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36303029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2437 2419 1144 865 856 876 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,442 Write 2,403 Mixed 2,341 SusWrite 1433 485% 2,155 MB/s	4K Read 72.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 89.1 300% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,197 DQ Write 803 DQ Mixed 966 730% 989 MB/s
Poor: 151% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 410%
Amd-raid SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 465GB free Firmware: 9000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 381 281 281 275 339 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 440 Write 280 Mixed 388 SusWrite 327 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 22.6 75% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 121 123% 191 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 75%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 500GB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 215GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 388 375 300 272 281 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 414 Write 441 Mixed 415 SusWrite 336 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 24.5 81% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 98.2 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 95.5 75% 102 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 98%
Amd-raid ST8000DM004-2CX1 8TB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 177 177 171 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 150 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 176 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1 492% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 01980000802C XJ69DF-MIE2 019800000198 KHX2666C16/8G 01980000802C XJ69DF-MIE2 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.2% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 31.9 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 31.3 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 94.2 42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 84%

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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 $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	184x
Ryzen 7 5800AMDBench 96%, 1,982 samples	169x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	117x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	151x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	84x
RTX 3060Nvidia $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	70x

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	45x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $670

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