Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	203% 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.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '22 at 15:59
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 101 2-Core 185 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 480 50% 404 Pts	64-Core 508 31% 508 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	203% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 287 Parallax 374 235% 317 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 270 Splatting 196 214% 272 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 266 291 284 232 288 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 461 Mixed 412 SusWrite 286 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 53.9 176% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 356 265% 352 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 128%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 223GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 55 54 54 56 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Read 55 Write 38.8 Mixed 36 SusWrite 53.7 34% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 44%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 180GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 149 149 150 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 137 Write 147 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 148 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 96%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 90GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 73.5 Write 83.9 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 62.6 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 60%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 166 168 168 168 168 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 66.8 Write 89.2 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 165 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 266% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 1,961 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 34.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.1 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	579x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	455x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16