Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 136%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics132% 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 Drive177% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180223
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 26 '18 at 23:49
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 159
2-Core 318
103% 190 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 884
93% 747 Pts
64-Core 888
55% 888 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 103%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 196
Parallax 182
150% 187 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 187
Splatting 129
120% 149 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
858GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 692
Write 874
Mixed 716
171% 761 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 11.5
86% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 16.9
90% 204 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 119%
Great: 372%
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 1,652
Write 476
Mixed 717
206% 948 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 63.6
184% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 729
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 173
218% 401 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 177%
Great: 170%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
3GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 179
Mixed 145
126% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.27
4K Write 2.34
4K Mixed 0.28
127% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G3B1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.3
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.7
76% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Aurora R6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $299
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HDDRAMUSB
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