Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	163% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01NYPT
Memory	16.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200616
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '21 at 03:45
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 125 2-Core 223 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 505 58% 450 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 163 Reflection 100 Parallax 95.8 133% 120 fps	Gravity 91.2 Splatting 91.8 81% 91.5 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Cx2-8b256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB 2,143 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 48811QC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 279 286 266 275 282 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 770 Mixed 630 SusWrite 312 173% 785 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 51.1 181% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 846 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 553 452% 650 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 208%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 46GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 408 388 152 226 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 430 Mixed 417 SusWrite 272 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 91.9 4K Mixed 51.1 168% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Sandisk PLUS 2000GB 3,472 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: UP4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 71 115 148 121 138 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 412 Write 352 Mixed 173 SusWrite 145 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 5 53% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 94.4 DQ Mixed 12.5 36% 76.6 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 496GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 94 97 97 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 97.1 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 32GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	36% Below average	MC Read 12.6 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 11.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 12.5 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 62: 7R 6G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
62%	40%	55	230	142	60	41.9"	1536 864	VIZ1004 E400i-B2

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System: Alienware Aurora R5

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,037x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	375x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	246x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	590x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	312x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	189x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc300Bench 119%, 4,485 samples	129x
NVMe LITEON 256GBCx2-8b256-q11Bench 168%, 2,143 samples	128x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	50x

RAM
HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GBHynixBench 39%, 5,448 samples	299x
16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 1x16GBMicronBench 39%, 1,618 samples	120x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples	101x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $312

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 $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