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 as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive227% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora Ryzen Edition  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NWN7M
Memory32.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210915
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateNov 29 '21 at 18:57
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900 12-Core
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 63.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 278
83% 158 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 1,044
93% 788 Pts
64-Core 1,987
123% 1,987 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 161
Reflection 171
Parallax 175
131% 169 fps
Gravity 142
Splatting 119
114% 131 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMS 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1530 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 988 1076 1006 952 1153 1182 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
227% Outstanding
Read 1,791
Write 1,863
Mixed 1,308
SusWrite 1,060
338% 1,505 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 58.1
203% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 724
DQ Write 521
DQ Mixed 810
554% 685 MB/s
Poor: 222%
This bench: 227%
Great: 288%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 224 222 230 237 229 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 229
Write 244
Mixed 101
SusWrite 227
146% 200 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.7
221% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 131%
Great: 138%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB
14GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 10 12 10 10 12 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Read 33.9
Write 29.4
Mixed 28.6
SusWrite 11.9
34% 26 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.6
106% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
64.5% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 22.7
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 21.8
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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