Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	68.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	The RAM on this system should be upgraded to at least 2GB although on 32bit systems 1GB will suffice as a bare minimum.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04VWF2
Memory	15.9 GB free of 0 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091028
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 10:24
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 82.7 2-Core 160 55% 121 Pts	4-Core 264 8-Core 371 40% 317 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 46% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.97 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	136% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 188 Parallax 238 135% 197 fps	MRender 236 Gravity 210 Splatting 166 163% 204 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 344GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 139 151 151 153 150 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.6% Good	Read 246 Write 234 Mixed 230 SusWrite 145 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 40.2 129% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 184 140% 187 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 135%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 884GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 148 161 161 163 160 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.1% Good	Read 246 Write 235 Mixed 235 SusWrite 154 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 61.2 4K Mixed 39.6 129% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 188 141% 189 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 133%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 345GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 105 99 99 99 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 146 Write 146 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 99.9 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 284% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 107%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 140 152 152 152 152 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 93%
Asmt 2115 4TB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 7 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 33.1 Write 30 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 6.9 17% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 96%
Asmt 2115 4TB 96 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 32.8 Write 20.7 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 6.4 15% 20.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 96%
Asmt 2115 2TB 399 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 7 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 33.1 Write 29.1 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 6.9 18% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.6 327% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 102%
Asmt 2115 1.5TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 241GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 6.9 6.9 6.8 7 6.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 32.4 Write 29.2 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 6.9 17% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 69%

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

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 18%

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System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	218x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	87x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	51x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	36x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	34x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	32x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 3,736 samples	12x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	80x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	73x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	64x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $249

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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