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Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics49.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04VWF2
Memory11.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100730
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '22 at 03:31
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 X 980-$148
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.2% Good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 85
2-Core 155
67% 111 Pts
4-Core 231
8-Core 465
41% 348 Pts
64-Core 637
39% 637 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.1% Average
Lighting 63.7
Reflection 72.4
Parallax 89.3
52% 75.1 fps
MRender 62.6
Gravity 58.5
Splatting 43.7
44% 54.9 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$76
780GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 240 242 245 246 246 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
73% Very good
Read 259
Write 247
Mixed 233
SusWrite 242
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 58.9
4K Mixed 38.7
124% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 184
144% 197 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 73%
Great: 125%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 248
Write 238
Mixed 201
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 29.4
98% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 192
143% 190 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 104%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$88
276GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3FF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 84 72 89 89 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 83.3
Write 94.4
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 85.9
58% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 6 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
25.9% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 7.3
MC Mixed 6.2
21% 7.37 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 9.7
28% 9.77 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 8 6 60 27" 1280 720 ACI27F1 MT276
Typical Aurora Builds (Compare 515 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $249
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