Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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.
Boot Drive302% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '17 at 20:17
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 272
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 774
81% 647 Pts
64-Core 777
48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 120F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2827 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 206
Parallax 198
149% 195 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 178
Splatting 126
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
468GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 403
Mixed 418
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 89.8
4K Mixed 50.4
181% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 136
144% 241 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
302% Outstanding
Read 2,829
Write 1,316
Mixed 1640
424% 1,928 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 79.2
278% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 573
DQ Write 452
DQ Mixed 239
253% 421 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 302%
Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 157
Mixed 152
125% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.21
70% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G3B1 Kingston KHX2400C15/16G 32GB
2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 23.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,123 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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HDDRAMUSB
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