Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	28.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0FPV4P
Memory	16.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '22 at 11:18
Run Duration	362 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110 23,169 User benchmarks, average bench 72% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 87.9 2-Core 162 66% 111 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 400 44% 348 Pts	64-Core 366 23% 366 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled) 5,438 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Nvidia(10DE 095B) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.5% Poor	Lighting 31.8 Reflection 36.2 Parallax 46.2 26% 38.1 fps	MRender 49.2 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 37 34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$100 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 182 155 158 141 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 379 Write 408 Mixed 224 SusWrite 170 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 42.4 4K Mixed 28.9 90% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 94.3 131% 245 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 107%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 142 142 142 144 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 141 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 108%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 124 130 131 129 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 99.6 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 124 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 173 170 175 171 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
silicon-power 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 14GB free, PID 1f23 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	6.5% Terrible	Read 17.4 Write 9.9 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 12.2 15% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.5% Great: 9%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 115 116 115 117 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 174 Write 158 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 112 162% 127 MB/s	4K Read 14.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 170% 6.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 81%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 5TB 1,185 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 825GB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 114 116 115 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 138 Write 124 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 112 138% 106 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 144% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 81%
Maxtor Basics Desktop 1.5TB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 914GB free, PID 7410 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 29 28 28 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Read 33.1 Write 33.9 Mixed 25 SusWrite 28.1 40% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 20%
Seagate Desktop 3TB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 2TB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 32.3 Write 26.9 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 21.7 34% 26.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 4x8GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 33.3 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 12.2 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 107%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	583x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	458x
Core i7-3930KIntel $195Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	125x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	124x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	55x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $415

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48