Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	147% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	58.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although 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.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '24 at 16:06
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3960X 4,885 User benchmarks, average bench 77% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 87.6 1-Core 96.2 2-Core 188 72% 124 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 556 56% 452 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 C903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 198 Parallax 190 174% 200 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 150 Splatting 132 128% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 578GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 160 163 156 147 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.1% Above average	Read 247 Write 239 Mixed 219 SusWrite 156 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 29 95% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 192 147% 198 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 122%
SSDSC2KB960G8R 960GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 578GB free Firmware: XCV1DL61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 162 165 158 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 318 Write 420 Mixed 346 SusWrite 158 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 27.6 98% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 299 231% 314 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 99%
SSDSC2KB960G8R 960GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 894GB free Firmware: XCV1DL61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 21 20 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 77% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,895 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 32.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 12.9 SC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 0P 1R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	18%	51	214	59	75	21.5"	1280 720	SPT087F Sceptre F22

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Workstation 47%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	579x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	453x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	233x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16