Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics88.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateDec 08 '21 at 05:50
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 112
2-Core 211
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 518
57% 452 Pts
64-Core 625
39% 625 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.47
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.6% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 124
Parallax 118
88% 117 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 119
Splatting 106
90% 110 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+1.8TBHDD
612GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 16.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 18 17 17 36 72 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 145 143 150 151 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
65.7% Good
Read 83
Write 116
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 146
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 90%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB
13GB free, PID 4200
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3 4.6 5 4.8 4.8 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 21.9
Write 15.9
SusWrite 4.3
16% 14 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.4% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 20.9
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 14.7
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $299
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