Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.3% 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	77.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	15.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '22 at 01:24
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	81%

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PC Performing way below expectations (9^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 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 57.8 2-Core 91.4 50% 76.7 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 211 23% 180 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.3% Above average	Lighting 61.1 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 61.1 50% 63.5 fps	MRender 61.5 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 63.7 51% 62.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 352GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 331 364 360 363 354 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 402 Write 385 Mixed 255 SusWrite 347 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 43.5 4K Mixed 25.5 83% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 273 219% 309 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 137%
Liteonit LAT-256M2S 256GB 534 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 238GB free Firmware: PNDA SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 115 115 114 116 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	26.2% Poor	Read 119 Write 115 Mixed 110 SusWrite 113 26% 114 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 20.5 4K Mixed 11.3 38% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 70.6 DQ Write 45.3 DQ Mixed 51 40% 55.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 56%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 504GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 186 187 183 180 195 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.4% Above average	Read 230 Write 236 Mixed 221 SusWrite 185 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 35 4K Mixed 25.1 80% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 190 139% 182 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$52 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 18GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 98 117 126 106 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 64.6 Write 47.9 Mixed 34 SusWrite 108 46% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 114%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 198 196 198 199 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 204 Mixed 99.1 SusWrite 193 129% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.9 346% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.2% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 14.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 9.1 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 59%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	169x
Core i7-2600Intel $184Bench 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 $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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