Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	20.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.3% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '20 at 05:10
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 200 78% 133 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 512 53% 429 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Nvidia(10DE 098A) 1.5GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.8% Poor	Lighting 23.9 Reflection 25.9 Parallax 30.5 20% 26.8 fps	MRender 34.5 Gravity 29.7 Splatting 23.9 24% 29.4 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB 10,855 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 452GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 404 420 432 436 439 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 390 Mixed 326 SusWrite 405 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 34.3 133% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 235 205% 307 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 829GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 171 173 174 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 167 Mixed 98.4 SusWrite 171 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 109%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95 20,246 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 221GB free Firmware: 3.AAF SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 78 79 80 79 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 82.5 Write 54 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 77.3 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 54%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 184GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 96 99 98 98 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 83.5 Write 80.8 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 95.8 56% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT325U6EFR8C-PB 4x2GB 517 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 30.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 12.8 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 85%

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Desktop 77%

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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	451x
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 $178	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