Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130925
Uptime7 Days
Run DateAug 30 '16 at 00:09
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4960X-$1,189
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 228
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 689
71% 572 Pts
64-Core 857
53% 857 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360
Nvidia(10DE 0969) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5382
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
32.9% Below average
Lighting 40.4
Reflection 38.4
Parallax 48.5
33% 42.4 fps
MRender 50.7
Gravity 36.7
Splatting 35.6
33% 41 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 35%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 171
Mixed 169
129% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.31
71% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 99%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GU6MFR8C-PB 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
MC Read 39.9
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 36.5
108% 37.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13.4
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,686 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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