Alienware Aurora

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0H869M
Memory	19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091028
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 22:19
Run Duration	398 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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 X 990-$499 4,994 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.45 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 205 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 624 60% 497 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2282) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Lighting 238 Reflection 219 Parallax 281 194% 246 fps	MRender 306 Gravity 234 Splatting 169 186% 237 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 881GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 157 156 156 155 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63% Good	Read 251 Write 238 Mixed 239 SusWrite 157 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 33.6 110% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 191 146% 197 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 778GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 157 157 158 157 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.5% Good	Read 250 Write 237 Mixed 236 SusWrite 157 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 34.3 112% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 198 149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 778GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 152 152 152 151 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.1% Good	Read 252 Write 239 Mixed 240 SusWrite 151 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 34.1 112% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 199 150% 199 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 627GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 155 156 156 157 156 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	64.6% Good	Read 251 Write 238 Mixed 235 SusWrite 156 50% 220 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 35.4 116% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 184 142% 194 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 126%

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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 18.2 MC Mixed 21.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 13 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 7R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	15%	103	295	217	120	27"	1707 960	ACI27B1 ROG PG278Q

History: Score 12: 1R 2G 1B | Score 38: 4R 3G 9B | Score 66: 10R 5G 1B | Score 75: 10R 7G 4B | Score 49: 7R 3G 5B

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	218x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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