Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive76.2% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FPV4P
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 13 '16 at 11:59
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 94.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 194
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 335
8-Core 492
52% 414 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8990
AMD(1002 0B28) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1010.1002
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.9% Below average
Lighting 43.8
Reflection 31.8
Parallax 56.5
36% 44 fps
MRender 30.8
Gravity 40.1
Splatting 39.7
31% 36.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 37%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon IT LCS-256L9S 256GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC82202 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 477
Write 420
Mixed 437
99% 445 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 15.1
88% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 23.6
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 15.3
47% 93.8 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 34.9
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 13.9
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,685 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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