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 as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive41% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 0FPV4P
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateDec 18 '17 at 23:58
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 98
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 573
58% 470 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360
Nvidia(10DE 0969) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 29% Great: 35%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M4 128GB-$116
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 070H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
41% Average
Read 265
Write 182
Mixed 218
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 35.9
4K Mixed 4.47
54% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 96.4
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 7.12
31% 68.9 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 41%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 34.6
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 12.4
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

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