Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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.
Graphics129% 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 Drive202% 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
Memory29.3 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 Days
Run DateJun 05 '18 at 22:48
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 156
2-Core 302
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 613
8-Core 868
93% 741 Pts
64-Core 870
54% 870 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 103%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 195
Parallax 171
146% 182 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 184
Splatting 121
116% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
866GB free
Firmware: 1.0.00 Max speed: Unknown
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 923
Write 904
Mixed 887
202% 905 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 77.2
4K Mixed 11
90% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 504
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 18.2
118% 276 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 136%
Great: 372%
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,675
Write 798
Mixed 936
250% 1,136 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 60.2
197% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 784
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 221
252% 444 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 202%
Great: 170%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
835GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 138
Write 141
Mixed 136
104% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.16
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.33
128% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.2%
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)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 26.4
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.5
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,126 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 55%
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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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