Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49% 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 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.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora-R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 046MHW
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110525
Uptime9.8 Days
Run DateOct 31 '17 at 18:17
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 89.4
2-Core 178
72% 120 Pts
4-Core 291
8-Core 439
45% 365 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan-$1,088
EVGA(3842 2791) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
49% Average
Lighting 60.4
Reflection 58.2
Parallax 82.9
49% 67.2 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 62
Splatting 50.8
49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GM4OA52A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 76.3
Write 74.8
Mixed 73.5
56% 74.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.34
83% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 51%
Maxtor STM3500630AS 500GB-$80
135GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 72.1
Write 70.3
Mixed 65.3
52% 69.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.4
95% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16JTF51264AZ 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
54.1% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.9
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R3 Builds (Compare 331 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: 63% - Good Total price: $585
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