Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	94.1% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

29 days ago, 29 days ago, 28 days ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	9.6 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 16:51
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 250 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 669 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 666 41% 666 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.1% 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 (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.1% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 129 Parallax 114 96% 121 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 118 Splatting 106 90% 110 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 94.1% 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 1,910 Write 1,096 Mixed 998 294% 1,335 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 61.1 201% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 794 DQ Write 603 DQ Mixed 691 519% 696 MB/s
Poor: 107% Great: 243%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 147GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 148 148 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 144 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 148 88% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.4% 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 above expectations (69^th percentile)	43.6% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 12.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 15.2 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.6% 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 34: 0P 5R 3G 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
34%	24%	33	210	58	144	27"	1280 720	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

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Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,144 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 55%

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System: Alienware Aurora R6

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,339x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	460x
Core i5-7400Intel $84Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	698x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	464x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	179x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	391x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	60x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	49x

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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16