Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.3% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '22 at 13:28
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 way above expectations (94th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 229
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 630
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 649
40% 649 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.3% Very good
Lighting 91.7
Reflection 104
Parallax 95.5
75% 97.2 fps
MRender 92.7
Gravity 93
Splatting 94.2
76% 93.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 471
Write 704
Mixed 385
117% 520 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 38
125% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 546
DQ Write 77.5
DQ Mixed 295
220% 306 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 141%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251
58GB free
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 245 248 247 246 245 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Read 452
Write 243
Mixed 163
SusWrite 246
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 21.2
95% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 56.7
105% 212 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 85%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
918GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3W0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 116 116 117 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 128
Write 87.8
Mixed 32.6
SusWrite 117
66% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 22.6
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 23.8
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.7%
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 2,121 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 55%
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System: Alienware Aurora R6

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