Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora Ryzen Edition  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NWN7M
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200226
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateSep 05 '21 at 19:45
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Memory 73.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 278
88% 165 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 880
84% 696 Pts
64-Core 1,385
86% 1,385 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 96.9
Parallax 114
93% 108 fps
MRender 158
Gravity 100
Splatting 94.9
94% 118 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 93%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,555
Write 2,232
Mixed 1611
404% 1,799 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 81.6
246% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,144
DQ Write 955
DQ Mixed 1,052
787% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 129% Great: 273%
Amd-raid ST1000DM010-2EP1 1TB
123GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 132 130 140 142 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 164
Write 164
Mixed 70
SusWrite 131
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.5% Good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 27.2
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 20.1
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 93.2
43% 93.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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 6 3 240 26.5" 1280 720 GSM5B8E 27GN7
Typical Aurora Ryzen Edition Builds (Compare 865 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 173%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 157%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,063
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