Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	204% 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	85.6% 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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '22 at 13:35
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 above expectations (83^rd percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 100 2-Core 187 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 445 48% 379 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 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	204% Outstanding	Lighting 291 Reflection 287 Parallax 338 237% 305 fps	MRender 350 Gravity 268 Splatting 197 214% 272 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 264 310 303 301 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 476 Write 323 Mixed 319 SusWrite 296 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 86.4 4K Mixed 24.1 117% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 235 198% 285 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 128%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 30GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 32 33 33 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 53.3 Write 37.5 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 32.4 28% 38.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 44%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 214GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 147 145 147 149 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 144 Write 126 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 146 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 96%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 65GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 61 62 62 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 79.1 Write 83.7 Mixed 44.6 SusWrite 61.7 49% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 60%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 140 145 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 93.4 Write 103 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 144 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 231% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 68.6% 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)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 34.8 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.2 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 96%

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Workstation 47%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	577x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	451x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	232x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	123x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	122x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16