Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory20.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '18 at 05:23
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 85.1
2-Core 192
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 594
56% 464 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2CT24 240GB
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 300i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 46 51 66 65 63 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
46.7% Average
Read 160
Write 190
Mixed 179
SusWrite 75.3
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 25.2
92% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 156
DQ Mixed 175
129% 170 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 94%
Edge Boost Pro S 480GB
894GB free
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 256 249 255 243 261 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.2% Above average
Read 300
Write 332
Mixed 250
SusWrite 263
65% 286 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 16.5
4K Mixed 12.1
54% 16.1 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 93
86% 136 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73CB0-CK0 M378B1G73CB0-CK0 F3-17000CL11-4GBS F3-17000CL11-4GBS 24GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 33.4
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 12.9
SC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns

 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%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

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