Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics111% 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 Drive250% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora Ryzen Edition  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NWN7M
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200715
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 22 '20 at 23:35
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
68% Good
Memory 79.7
1-Core 147
2-Core 288
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 326
8-Core 328
44% 327 Pts
64-Core 324
20% 324 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 68%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Dell(1028 1905) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.24
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 115
Parallax 210
113% 155 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 132
Splatting 164
116% 138 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 111%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
280GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1661 1005 725 728 722 733 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
250% Outstanding
Read 1,575
Write 2,237
Mixed 1,551
SusWrite 929
355% 1,573 MB/s
4K Read 55.2
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 78.3
268% 97.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,126
DQ Write 1,015
DQ Mixed 1,052
794% 1,064 MB/s
Poor: 129%
This bench: 250%
Great: 273%
Amd-raid ST1000DM010-2EP1 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 194 197 197 196 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 177
Mixed 50.2
SusWrite 195
110% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB
3GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.8 11 11 9.6 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.5% Terrible
Read 23.5
Write 10.8
Mixed 4.8
SusWrite 10.5
14% 12.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 6.5%
Great: 7%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 1GB
1GB free, PID 160b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.4 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
4.69% Terrible
Read 13.5
Write 5.2
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 5.3
8% 7.07 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
25% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.69%
Great: 5%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 250GB
227GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 49 50 49 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
37.5% Below average
Read 143
Write 53.2
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 49.4
94% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1.5
123% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 44%
SanDisk Cruzer Micro 1GB
0GB free, PID 5151
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 21.2
Write 4.5
Mixed 5.5
10% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
24% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.4% Excellent
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 33.3
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 31
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora Ryzen Edition Builds (Compare 867 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 173%
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Desktop
Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 157%
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System: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $774
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