Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora Ryzen Edition  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NWN7M
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210915
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 20 '23 at 19:10
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 43%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 3500-$140
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 75
1-Core 130
2-Core 257
84% 154 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 590
70% 542 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.19
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 96.1
Parallax 110
92% 106 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 105
Splatting 86
86% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 820
Write 622
Mixed 859
171% 767 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 50.9
173% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 814
DQ Write 542
DQ Mixed 749
540% 702 MB/s
Poor: 113% Great: 213%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
31GB free
Firmware: 1305
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 91 90 107 102 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
50% Average
Read 78.1
Write 74.5
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 95.6
54% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
205% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 50%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X0N6VG-HYD2 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 16.9
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 18
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 90.8
44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 50%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 71 59 144 27" 1920 1009 MSI3CB3 MSI MAG270VC2
Typical Aurora Ryzen Edition Builds (Compare 870 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: $1,029
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