Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 046MHW
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110525
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '18 at 14:22
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 94.1
1-Core 88.8
2-Core 178
72% 120 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 466
46% 375 Pts
64-Core 452
28% 452 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 545
Nvidia(10DE 091D) 1GB
CLim: 870 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 5% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55
1TB free
Firmware: 51.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 105
Mixed 5.7
50% 69.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 2.11
4K Mixed 0.22
95% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
786GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 96.9
Write 94.4
Mixed 19.2
51% 70.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.17
4K Write 0.91
4K Mixed 0.29
56% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 68%
Seagate Backup+ SL 1.5TB
578GB free, PID ab20
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
31.4% Below average
Read 72
Write 87.8
Mixed 36.8
83% 65.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.25
4K Write 0.57
4K Mixed 0.22
28% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 31.4%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston X4315J-HYA 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 18.9
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 18.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R3 Builds (Compare 333 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Alienware Aurora-R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $596
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