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 (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora Ryzen Edition  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NWN7M
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210915
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 29 '21 at 03:36
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3500-$140
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 71.6
1-Core 138
2-Core 273
86% 161 Pts
4-Core 524
8-Core 732
79% 628 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.37
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 105
Reflection 95.5
Parallax 97.5
85% 99.2 fps
Gravity 96.3
Splatting 88.8
81% 92.6 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB
615GB free
Firmware: 4010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 257 227 264 339 355 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
65% Good
Read 449
Write 400
Mixed 382
SusWrite 275
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 18.3
69% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 108
111% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65%
Great: 83%
Amd-raid WDC WD10EZEX-75W 1TB
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1305
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 83 61 82 104 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 146
Write 148
Mixed 75.9
SusWrite 83.3
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KHX2666C16/8G 01980000802C X5H5PW-MIE 16GB
2667, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.8% Good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 26.1
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 24
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 97.8
41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora Ryzen Edition Builds (Compare 873 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: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,009
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