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Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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. 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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics46.7% 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 Drive60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 20 '22 at 15:55
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.9% Good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 64.4
2-Core 133
56% 91.9 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 449
42% 348 Pts
64-Core 460
28% 460 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 (SLI Disabled)
Nvidia(10DE 095B) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46.7% Average
Lighting 65.2
Reflection 35.5
Parallax 45.5
53% 48.7 fps
MRender 48.9
Gravity 41.5
Splatting 37
34% 42.5 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 220 228 232 233 222 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.8% Good
Read 242
Write 222
Mixed 194
SusWrite 224
50% 221 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 40.7
4K Mixed 27.3
95% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 134
114% 167 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 101%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$242
290GB free
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 282 158 158 160 159 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 423
Write 434
Mixed 345
SusWrite 220
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 37.8
124% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 355
264% 350 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 122%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$242
92GB free
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 240 128 107 97 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 438
Write 412
Mixed 377
SusWrite 176
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 39
128% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 323
253% 349 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 122%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 28 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Read 27.4
Write 27.8
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 27.9
20% 26.9 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya NT4GC64B88B1NF-DI 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 29.1
88% 31 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 10.4
SC Mixed 9.4
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 84.5
47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,787 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: 59% - Above average Total price: $358
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