Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 06:20
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 134 2-Core 252 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 681 69% 561 Pts	64-Core 691 43% 691 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 129 Parallax 118 103% 125 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 124 Splatting 102 90% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 192 220 233 199 153 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 649 Write 198 Mixed 464 SusWrite 202 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 47.3 140% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 805 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 341 308% 482 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 141%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 671GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 171 176 139 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 174 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 168 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.3 98% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston XRGM6C-MIB 1x16GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40% Below average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 12.2 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.2 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 76.8 52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 50%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 55%

Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R6

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,336x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	454x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	261x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	697x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	462x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	178x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	390x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	58x
PC300 SK hy 256GBNvmeBench 113%, 3,798 samples	48x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	228x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples	158x
HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 43%, 3,066 samples	75x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $299

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16