Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics98.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive109% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
16 months ago, 16 months ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory15 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200611
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJan 07 '23 at 02:42
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 86
1-Core 108
2-Core 200
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 456
52% 407 Pts
64-Core 444
27% 444 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 522.25
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.5% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 134
Parallax 123
100% 127 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 128
Splatting 112
96% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$155
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 652 489 379 289 28 159 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 709
Write 761
Mixed 663
SusWrite 333
139% 616 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 37.4
126% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 489
DQ Write 453
DQ Mixed 474
355% 472 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 109%
Great: 142%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 181 183 181 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 175
Mixed 22.1
SusWrite 182
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.4% Very good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 23.9
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 21.9
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,136 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $299
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