Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Graphics9.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive43% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
MemoryThe RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04VWF2
Memory8.6 GB free of 0 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20101110
Uptime161.1 Days
Run DateDec 24 '18 at 23:06
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-950-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
1-Core 77.9
2-Core 159
54% 118 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 403
44% 350 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 54% Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 275-$250
Zotac(19DA 3109) 896MB
Ram: 896MB, Driver: 341.44
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
9.9% Terrible
Lighting 13.5
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 6.09
11% 10.1 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 11
Splatting 7.39
8% 9.7 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 9.9%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 160GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 104 100 104 102 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
43% Average
Read 242
Write 101
Mixed 132
SusWrite 101
32% 144 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 10.8
73% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 86.7
DQ Mixed 88.3
78% 119 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 43%
Great: 46%
Seagate ST3750630AS 750GB-$207
696GB free
Firmware: SD46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 106 105 106 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 109
Write 14.3
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 106
52% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora Builds (Compare 506 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $249
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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