Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 70.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.2% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 046MHW
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110525
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 06 '22 at 17:15
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$201
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.8% Very good
Memory 93.3
1-Core 87.6
2-Core 159
69% 113 Pts
4-Core 262
8-Core 436
43% 349 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Zotac(19DA A454) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 517.48
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.2% Poor
Lighting 35.2
Reflection 39.9
Parallax 37.4
29% 37.5 fps
MRender 37.5
Gravity 38.1
Splatting 26.8
27% 34.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$26
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0011LVM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 35 28 23 37 53 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
26.4% Poor
Read 58.5
Write 34
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 33.4
28% 37.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 26.4%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT51264BA160 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.2% Above average
MC Read 18.1
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 15.8
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R3 Builds (Compare 333 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Alienware Aurora-R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $594
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