Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171213
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 21 '18 at 23:22
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 81.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 219
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 646
67% 538 Pts
64-Core 647
40% 647 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.2% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 59.7
83% 76.5 fps
MRender 76.2
Gravity 75.8
Splatting 76
62% 76 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: DN04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 141
Write 92.8
Mixed 78.7
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 0.54
4K Mixed 0.22
55% 0.42 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB
794GB free
Firmware: 0911
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 136
Write 116
Mixed 157
104% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.22
71% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 103%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB
774GB free
Firmware: D781
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 123
Write 107
Mixed 72.5
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.33
4K Write 4.82
4K Mixed 0.37
185% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 98%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB
265GB free
Firmware: 9401
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 128
Write 114
Mixed 106
87% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.35
4K Mixed 0.17
64% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 104%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB
90GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 142
Write 29.7
Mixed 38.4
68% 69.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.74
4K Write 0.67
4K Mixed 0.49
53% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 26.8
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 24.7
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R5 Builds (Compare 1,723 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $312
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