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Alienware Aurora R5

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Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics120% 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 Drive162% 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 (11%). 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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAlienware Aurora R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170705
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateMar 21 '18 at 16:05
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 276
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 772
80% 644 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 94.6%
 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: 387.95
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 187
Parallax 177
138% 178 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 148
Splatting 111
100% 123 fps
Poor: 108% ↑
This bench: 120%
 Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 512GB
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20005A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 1,416
Write 716
Mixed 810
216% 981 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 18.4
142% 58.5 MB/s
DQ Read 514
DQ Write 420
DQ Mixed 25.3
139% 320 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑
This bench: 162%
 Great: 167%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB
843GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 118
Write 118
Mixed 123
90% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.25
76% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑
This bench: 67.7%
 Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 117
Write 118
Mixed 109
86% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 0.56
4K Mixed 0.2
65% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 67.4%
 Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 23.9
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 26
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 81.4%
 Great: 95%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 58%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 49%
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System: Alienware Aurora R5

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,036x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples375x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples246x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples589x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples312x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples189x
SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc300Bench 119%, 4,485 samples129x
NVMe LITEON 256GBCx2-8b256-q11Bench 168%, 2,143 samples128x
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples50x
RAM
HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GBHynixBench 39%, 5,448 samples298x
16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 1x16GBMicronBench 39%, 1,618 samples120x
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 73%, 22,760 samples101x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $312
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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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