Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 190%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 170%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics208% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora Ryzen Edition  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0TYR0X
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210809
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '23 at 02:38
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$115
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 82.8
1-Core 170
2-Core 334
104% 196 Pts
4-Core 587
8-Core 833
89% 710 Pts
64-Core 1,043
64% 1,043 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
Dell(1028 3880) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
208% Outstanding
Lighting 305
Reflection 296
Parallax 319
248% 307 fps
MRender 350
Gravity 256
Splatting 185
207% 264 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 208%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
843GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2155 2158 2211 1980 480 463 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 129%
Amd-raid WDC WD10EZEX-75W 1TB
857GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1305
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 23 17 14 26 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 52.5
Write 14.2
Mixed 15.7
SusWrite 18.9
18% 25.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
19% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL18-22-22 D4-3600 8A45000080CE CL18-22-22 D4-3600 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 30.2
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.6
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 30.4
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora Ryzen Edition Builds (Compare 871 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 173%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 157%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,024
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