Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics41.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive159% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 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
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAlienware Aurora R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170705
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '18 at 00:26
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 80.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 249
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 702
71% 576 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
Dell(1028 119A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 382.5
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.1% Average
Lighting 46.4
Reflection 54
Parallax 43.5
38% 48 fps
MRender 66.4
Gravity 46.5
Splatting 60.4
47% 57.8 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 512GB
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 1,399
Write 714
Mixed 833
216% 982 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 18.4
134% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 518
DQ Write 429
DQ Mixed 25.6
141% 324 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 159%
Great: 167%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 137
Write 124
Mixed 116
94% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 0.55
4K Mixed 0.29
72% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 112%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB
843GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 127
Write 107
Mixed 117
88% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 1.37
4K Mixed 0.21
79% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.6% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 19.4
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 20.4
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R5 Builds (Compare 1,724 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $312
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