Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.6% 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)
Memory	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	14.4 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 19:26
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 82.8 1-Core 97.8 2-Core 134 65% 105 Pts	4-Core 267 8-Core 494 46% 380 Pts	64-Core 491 30% 491 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 67.6 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 61.4 55% 65.7 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 63 Splatting 55 51% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
OCZ SOLID3 120GB 1,720 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 29 26 12 32 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 61%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 123 124 123 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 96.9 SusWrite 123 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 561GB free Firmware: JC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 109 111 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 118 Write 107 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 110 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 68%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB 2,805 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 929GB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 147 151 153 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 170 Write 156 Mixed 68.7 SusWrite 151 179% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 1 288% 3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 8JTF25664AZ-1G6M1 Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 20GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.1% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 16 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 10.6 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 75.5 53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 59%

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Workstation 47%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	579x
Core i7-4820KIntel $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples	453x
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	232x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	124x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	91x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	53x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $262

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16