Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '21 at 00:53
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 (100^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 225 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 672 73% 578 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.5% 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 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 141 Parallax 127 105% 132 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 133 Splatting 117 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Optane+1.8TBHDD 582 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 622GB free (System drive) Firmware: 16.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 133 134 133 135 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 97%
CHIPSBNK v3.3.9.6 1GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 2093 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	5.97% Terrible	Read 24.7 Write 2.2 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 2.4 7% 8 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.97% Great: 10%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 64GB 654 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 36GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 21 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	8.07% Terrible	Read 19.8 Write 0.2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 16.9 12% 10.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.07% Great: 8%
VendorCo ProductCode 32GB 3,948 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 8GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 0.1 3.1 5.2 7 7 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	4.26% Terrible	Read 22 Write 13.7 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 4.7 12% 10.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 1% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.26% Great: 9%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,970 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 902GB free, PID 0212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 109 106 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 106 Write 104 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 108 118% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB 24,860 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 22.4 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 24.9 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 88%

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	30	84.6"	1280 701	SAM0C44 SAMSUNG

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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	448x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 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	58x
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 $273	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 $178	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