Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive224% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora Ryzen Edition  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0TYR0X
Memory39.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210809
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '21 at 20:06
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 74.5
1-Core 149
2-Core 280
90% 168 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 874
88% 717 Pts
64-Core 1,092
68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
HP(103C 8556) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 97.3
Reflection 95
Parallax 85.9
79% 92.7 fps
Gravity 87.5
Splatting 74.6
71% 81.1 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
811GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1465 1237 1186 1378 1145 1167 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,445
Write 1,622
Mixed 1187
SusWrite 1263
311% 1,379 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 47.3
157% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,176
DQ Write 652
DQ Mixed 930
688% 920 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 224%
Great: 332%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB
3.5TB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 152 153 149 148 147 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 139
Write 145
Mixed 95.6
SusWrite 150
180% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 107%
WD My Book 1230 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 1230
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 36 34 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
19% Very poor
Read 34.8
Write 32.4
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 34.9
45% 32.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL16G32C16U4B.M8FB1 01980000802C XW21KG-MIE-NX 859B0000802C BL16G32C16U4B.M8FB1 01980000802C XW21KG-MIE-NX 48GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
68.4% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 27.2
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 23.3
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 91.3
44% 91.3 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 12: 1R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
12% 6% 63 309 263 60 34.1" 2560 1080 GSM7714 LG HDR WFHD
Typical Aurora Ryzen Edition Builds (Compare 866 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

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