Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	200% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '22 at 20:41
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 81.1 2-Core 205 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 591 61% 492 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7900-XTX-$1,000 5,548 User benchmarks, average bench 257% AMD(1002 0E3B) ≥ 4GB; Amd Sapphire RX 7900 XTX 24GB Ram: 24GB, Driver: 22.12.2 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	200% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 288 Parallax 645 173% 382 fps	MRender 466 Gravity 270 Splatting 440 324% 392 fps
Poor: 216% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 293%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 97 87 76 95 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 484 Write 465 Mixed 384 SusWrite 128 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 40.6 131% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 313 236% 318 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 212GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 240 240 245 248 248 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	73.8% Very good	Read 259 Write 247 Mixed 244 SusWrite 243 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 39.3 127% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 199 150% 200 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 282GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 84 86 88 89 88 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 84.7 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,490 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 34.5 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.1 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	578x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	451x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	232x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16