Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics107% 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 Drive82.7% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '17 at 15:51
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 99.6
2-Core 194
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 496
50% 408 Pts
64-Core 488
30% 488 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 148
Parallax 128
115% 139 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 139
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256 256GB
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10D
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Read 486
Write 414
Mixed 432
99% 444 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 17.5
88% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 229
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 17.5
82% 183 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
504GB free
Firmware: CC54
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 94.2
Write 106
Mixed 86.7
72% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.21
83% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
390GB free
Firmware: CC47
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 149
Write 160
Mixed 119
107% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.25
78% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 112%
Mass Storage Device 128GB
53GB free, PID 125c
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Read 19.6
Write 17
Mixed 18.6
23% 18.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.36
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 1.09
110% 2.38 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173BH0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 30.5
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.2
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,693 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $262
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