Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '24 at 16:35
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 79.6 1-Core 142 2-Core 257 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 670 73% 576 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 124 Parallax 108 90% 114 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 118 Splatting 99.9 87% 107 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,884 Write 1,067 Mixed 983 289% 1,311 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 60.5 200% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 792 DQ Write 607 DQ Mixed 693 520% 697 MB/s
Poor: 107% Great: 243%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 147GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 150 149 150 150 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 161 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 149 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 1x16GB 3,066 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.8% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.3 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11.2 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 2: 0P 0R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
2%	17%	12	193	14	144	27"	2560 1417	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 55%

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System: Alienware Aurora R6

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,336x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	454x
Core i5-7400Intel $91Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	697x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	463x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	178x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	390x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	58x
PC300 SK hy 256GBNvmeBench 113%, 3,798 samples	48x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	228x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples	158x
HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 43%, 3,066 samples	75x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $299

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16