Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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. 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 67.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	31.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	7.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '22 at 18:32
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600-$201 185,630 User benchmarks, average bench 67% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	67.4% Good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 85.5 2-Core 160 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 252 8-Core 398 40% 325 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 74%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.2% Average	Lighting 60.2 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 70.2 49% 67 fps	MRender 65.8 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 56.3 50% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$26 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 34 28 43 28 37 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.8% Below average	Read 53 Write 233 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 48.1 21% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 22.7 80% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 74.8 DQ Write 16.5 DQ Mixed 18.6 21% 36.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 85%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 28GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 128 131 135 135 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 231 Write 132 Mixed 140 SusWrite 131 35% 159 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 20.1 70% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 67.5 DQ Mixed 64 58% 89.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 48%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 55GB free Firmware: 4.AAA SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 75 78 77 76 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 71.2 Write 76.4 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 76.5 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 54%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$25 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 43GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 100 104 102 103 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 73.6 Write 81.2 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 102 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 69%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$68 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 246GB free Firmware: PB4ZC61H SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 38 40 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 55.8 Write 54 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 39.3 34% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0 M378B5773DH0 M378B5273DH0 M378B5773DH0 12GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	48.5% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 16.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 50%

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	169x
Core i7-2600Intel $201Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	94x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $75Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	9x

RAM
M378B5273CH0 4x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 117 samples	13x
HMT351U6BFR8 4x4GBHynixBench 49%, 61 samples	9x
HMT41GU7BFR8 HMT351U6CFR8 HMT451U6DFR8 HMT351U6EFR8 20GBHynixBench 56%, 12 samples	9x

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Total price: $594

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16