Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics199% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '21 at 00:14
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
Watch Gameplay: 3080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 93.6
2-Core 184
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 470
50% 399 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Lighting 291
Reflection 265
Parallax 300
237% 285 fps
MRender 322
Gravity 241
Splatting 179
195% 248 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 199%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 512GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0813A0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 444
Write 403
Mixed 351
89% 400 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 26.6
108% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 0.3
63% 147 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC4G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 168 171 173 171 171 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 135
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 171
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT8GC64B8HB0N 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 33.2
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 11.6
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 91%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,693 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $272
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