Alienware Aurora

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	12.2% 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 Drive	47.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04VWF2
Memory	8.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '19 at 17:41
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 930-$199 19,497 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Memory 96.9 1-Core 70.8 2-Core 139 64% 102 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 319 33% 264 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Nvidia(10DE 083D) 1GB CLim: 650 MHz, MLim: 850 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Lighting 14 Reflection 16.2 Parallax 12.5 11% 14.2 fps	MRender 20 Gravity 14.1 Splatting 16.3 14% 16.8 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 128GB 13,767 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 157 153 140 115 104 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.6% Average	Read 244 Write 211 Mixed 164 SusWrite 142 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 20.1 77% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 61.4 DQ Mixed 106 83% 117 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 73%
Seagate ST3160811AS 160GB-$45 4,832 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 145GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 61 69 68 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 53.5 Write 34.3 Mixed 40 SusWrite 67.4 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 40%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 218GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 108 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 109 Write 112 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 108 72% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 185% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x2GB 38,297 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 6 of 6 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	60.8% Good	MC Read 22.8 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 23.3 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 15.1 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 59%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	218x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	87x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	51x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	36x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	34x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	32x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 3,736 samples	12x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	80x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	73x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	64x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $249

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16