Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.6% 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 Drive93.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateAug 27 '22 at 16:17
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
70.6% Very good
Memory 82.6
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 156
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 486
50% 401 Pts
64-Core 477
30% 477 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (88th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (67 fps cap detected)
53.6% Above average
Lighting 66
Reflection 67.3
Parallax 62.5
54% 65.3 fps
MRender 67.1
Gravity 68.3
Splatting 61.4
53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 201 198 196 198 198 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 454
Mixed 380
SusWrite 224
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 79.5
4K Mixed 44.4
143% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 364
274% 366 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 124%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: A3T0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 39 40 27 40 41 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
49.4% Average
Read 136
Write 36.3
Mixed 46.1
SusWrite 36.6
47% 63.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
211GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 103 105 106 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 125
Write 101
Mixed 86.1
SusWrite 104
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBRL F3-12800CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.8% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 28.4
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 12.2
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,693 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $262
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