Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.8% 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 Drive	46.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 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, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '18 at 11:22
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319 147,533 User benchmarks, average bench 71% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 96.7 1-Core 89.2 2-Core 177 73% 121 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 424 46% 368 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1838 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.8% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 76.1 Parallax 59.5 60% 69.6 fps	MRender 82.3 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 67.5 60% 74.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199 10,165 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 102 5346852 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6262062323715 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1457 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 744 (B1) Unknown 0 0 6 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 5346852 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 5346852 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 5346852 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 11323 (EA) Unknown 0 0 14850 (F1) Unknown 0 0 14850 (F2) Unknown 0 0 10372	46.2% Average	Read 169 Write 146 Mixed 119 32% 145 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 13.5 81% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 37.6 62% 117 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 550GB free Firmware: CC3E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 107040547 (03) Spinup time 95 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7545 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 68 60 6433129 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6907 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3302 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 52 437780506 (C2) HDA temperature 26 48 21474836506 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 41 22 107040547 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -108731392049386 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4161068137 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2264027920	35% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 55.5 Mixed 24.9 36% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.18 4K Mixed 0.2 62% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 68%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$28 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 103GB free Firmware: DEM4 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 42747055 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3090 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 49707742 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8282 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3097 (B8) Unknown 94 94 6 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 253 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 61 471400476 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 820 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 42 42 117603 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 51539607580 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 54 42 42747055 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 3 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 123686468195792 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4183079737 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2305268084 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	41.4% Average	Read 69 Write 75.4 Mixed 43.7 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.32 70% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT4G3D1869D 4x4GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 1867 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.8% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 21.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	169x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	94x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	9x

RAM
M378B5273CH0 4x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 117 samples	13x
HMT351U6BFR8 4x4GBHynixBench 49%, 61 samples	9x
HMT41GU7BFR8 HMT351U6CFR8 HMT451U6DFR8 HMT351U6EFR8 20GBHynixBench 56%, 12 samples	9x

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Total price: $585

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16