Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora Ryzen Edition  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0NWN7M
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210915
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '21 at 13:41
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 80.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 288
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 551
8-Core 948
91% 750 Pts
64-Core 1,460
90% 1,460 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Dell(1028 1905) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 124
Reflection 142
Parallax 189
101% 152 fps
Gravity 129
Splatting 94.7
97% 112 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WD4005FZBX-0 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 188 190 183 173 203 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
17% Very poor
Read 68.6
Write 157
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 190
27% 119 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 0.3
9% 3.73 MB/s
DQ Read 1.6
DQ Write 11
DQ Mixed 0.2
2% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17%
Great: 27%
Amd-raid WDC WD10EZEX-75W 1TB
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1305
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 18 33 12 18 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
17.6% Very poor
Read 26.2
Write 20.5
Mixed 19.1
SusWrite 34.8
18% 25.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.2
60% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 17.6%
Great: 108%
Amd-raid ST32000644NS 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 130C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 32 33 30 30 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
40.2% Average
Read 108
Write 38.9
Mixed 46.2
SusWrite 32
42% 56.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.6% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 29.5
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 29.9
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora Ryzen Edition Builds (Compare 870 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 173%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 157%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $1,029
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