Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.2% 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 Drive	53.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

18 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	14.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '22 at 17:07
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	56%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Memory 94.3 1-Core 105 2-Core 191 77% 130 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 378 41% 326 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 2454) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.2% Poor	Lighting 36.8 Reflection 40 Parallax 38.5 30% 38.4 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 28.1 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 103 100 121 97 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 252 Write 172 Mixed 234 SusWrite 110 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 32.3 108% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 36.9 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 47.8 45% 66.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 457GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 92 95 99 98 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 102 Write 91.8 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 96.2 68% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 74%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB-$105 4,536 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AN10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 54 76 84 85 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 70 Write 36.4 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 78.1 46% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 169GB free Firmware: HP33 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 178 167 170 179 180 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 138 Write 115 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 174 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT41GU7BFR8 HMT351U6CFR8 HMT451U6DFR8 HMT351U6EFR8 20GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1867, 1867, 1867, 1867 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50% Above average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 15.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 64%

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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 $161Bench 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 $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: $607

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16