Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '17 at 19:07
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 722 74% 596 Pts	64-Core 877 54% 877 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Nvidia(10DE 0969) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 387.92 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 29% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 36576 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1170 (E8) Unknown 100 100 107952013797 (E9) Unknown 96 0 96	65.2% Good	Read 304 Write 188 Mixed 192 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 16.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 21.3 107% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 80 97% 172 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 139 Write 141 Mixed 133 104% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.28 92% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 103%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 468GB free Firmware: 01.01S01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 93 (03) Spinup time 140 138 3966 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15416 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 1 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 39 39 45042 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1669 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 725 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 14690 (C2) HDA temperature 111 96 32 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	109% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 162 Mixed 185 142% 188 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 3.98 4K Mixed 0.46 150% 1.68 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 76%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2013)-$60 4,631 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 468GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 193 170 1333 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1916 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3599 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 748 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 828 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 69 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 186 186 43458 (C2) HDA temperature 120 106 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	96.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 172 Mixed 157 123% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 3.98 4K Mixed 0.45 162% 1.79 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 65%
ST500LT0 12-1DG142 500GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 144GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 35.2 Write 36.8 Mixed 36.1 47% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.26 4K Write 0.67 4K Mixed 0.13 28% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston X6CY34-HYC 4x2GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 36.3 117% 41 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 14.4 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	579x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	455x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	234x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	92x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16