Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	149% 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 R5 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 01NYPT
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200616
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '21 at 07:27
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 739 71% 584 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (200 fps cap detected)	149% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 200 Parallax 200 163% 200 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 200 Splatting 185 159% 195 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CX2-8B256-Q11 NV 256GB 1,424 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 48811QD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,425 Write 670 Mixed 555 193% 884 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 63.4 220% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 858 DQ Write 622 DQ Mixed 568 471% 683 MB/s
Poor: 113% Great: 206%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 799GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 450 466 475 485 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 463 Mixed 432 SusWrite 467 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 60.7 207% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston X3XCFP-HYA 2x8GB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26.7 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 26.7 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 86%

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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	12	10	144	24"	1280 720	AOC2460 G2460

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Desktop 78%

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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 $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