Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	206% 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	85% 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, 15 months ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	10.6 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 21:06
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$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 (93^rd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 207 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 598 62% 496 Pts	64-Core 734 45% 734 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 Ram: 24GB, Driver: 22.12.2 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 290 Parallax 798 170% 433 fps	MRender 525 Gravity 299 Splatting 464 353% 429 fps
Poor: 216% ↑ This bench: 206% 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: 394 282 131 78 76 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 484 Write 468 Mixed 382 SusWrite 173 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 39.3 131% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 313 237% 318 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$104 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 212GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 245 246 249 249 249 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	74.9% Very good	Read 260 Write 247 Mixed 248 SusWrite 247 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 40.3 130% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 199 150% 200 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 137%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 282GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 87 88 89 88 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 114 Write 112 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 87.1 69% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 193% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.6% 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 (92^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 35 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 13.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 102%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	579x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	455x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	234x

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

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $271

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16