Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 046MHW
Memory5.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20110525
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateDec 30 '15 at 16:55
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600K-$319
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 94.9
1-Core 90.2
2-Core 179
72% 122 Pts
4-Core 315
8-Core 457
48% 386 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Nvidia(10DE 097A) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6143
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
29% Poor
Lighting 34.4
Reflection 34.8
Parallax 42
28% 37.1 fps
MRender 47.2
Gravity 31.6
Splatting 35.3
31% 38 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 29%
Great: 31%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST980811AS 80GB-$100
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.BH Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Read 24
Write 24.9
Mixed 13.4
15% 20.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 0.67
4K Mixed 0.25
54% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 24%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Ser 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
57.1% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 18.2
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 17.1
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R3 Builds (Compare 331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

System: Alienware Aurora-R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $585
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