Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , , , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '23 at 22:32
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4960X-$1,189 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 105 2-Core 196 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 632 63% 511 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.5% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 143 Parallax 138 100% 135 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 132 Splatting 117 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 232 Write 218 Mixed 214 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 37.2 121% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 183 143% 197 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 303GB free Firmware: X61190WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 216 Write 206 Mixed 180 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 27.3 89% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 194 148% 200 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 823GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 99.3 Write 90.8 Mixed 63.1 63% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 930GB free Firmware: JC4A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 103 Write 113 Mixed 60.9 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 68%
General USB Flash Disk 32GB 3,571 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 25GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 24.9 Write 15.4 Mixed 12.2 20% 17.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609ES2LX0 4x8GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 36.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 15 SC Mixed 13.8 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 104%

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Workstation 47%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	581x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	457x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	125x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	93x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $70Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	124x
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: $272

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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