Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '23 at 12:34
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 96.8
2-Core 164
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 463
50% 398 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290
AMD(1002 0B00) 3GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.5% Poor
Lighting 33.7
Reflection 29.1
Parallax 44.7
28% 35.8 fps
MRender 26
Gravity 35.2
Splatting 20.1
22% 27.1 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 32%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAJ20104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 228 229 244 238 242 MB/s
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
61.4% Good
Read 246
Write 234
Mixed 214
SusWrite 233
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 25.3
92% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 102
103% 166 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
2TB free
Firmware: CC4G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 137 130 133 137 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 131
Write 112
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 133
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0- 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 33.9
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 12.3
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,695 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $271
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