Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics36.1% 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 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime9.7 Days
Run DateJul 11 '23 at 16:40
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
64.7% Good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 95
2-Core 163
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 381
40% 323 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
AMD(1002 0B31) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1284 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.5.2
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.1% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 58.8
Parallax 70.7
34% 56.9 fps
MRender 59.2
Gravity 50.9
Splatting 43.5
41% 51.2 fps
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 48%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
504GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 83 101 89 65 113 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 166
Write 166
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 91.7
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73CB0-CK0 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 29.7
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 12
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 94%

 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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