Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.8% 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	48.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121026
Uptime	11.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '23 at 03:25
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 91.5 2-Core 177 72% 120 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 474 47% 383 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1417 MHz, MLim: 1765 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.8% Above average	Lighting 70.4 Reflection 75.7 Parallax 68.5 57% 71.5 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 58.1 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: B1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 16 41 111 16 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 295 Write 163 Mixed 198 SusWrite 53.6 39% 177 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 21.5 76% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 118 118% 188 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 544GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 374 392 375 394 385 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 398 Write 393 Mixed 332 SusWrite 380 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 31.1 104% 36.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 342 258% 346 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 121%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 44GB free Firmware: 96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 152 115 95 90 86 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.6% Average	Read 202 Write 205 Mixed 192 SusWrite 120 40% 179 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 21.4 80% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 114 95% 138 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 639GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 104 105 104 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 60 SusWrite 104 68% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 193 199 197 198 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 143 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 194 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsZ DDR3 2400 C10 4x4GB 903 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 39.7 122% 42.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 12.3 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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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 $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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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