Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.5% 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)
Boot Drive95.3% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware ÿÿÿÿÿÿ
Memory14.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191112
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 12 '20 at 16:32
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 186
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 633
63% 511 Pts
64-Core 626
39% 626 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Dell(1028 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (44th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.5% Above average
Lighting 67.4
Reflection 71.4
Parallax 65.4
55% 68.1 fps
MRender 66
Gravity 68.2
Splatting 63.6
54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
446GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 405 410 429 426 427 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 414
Mixed 350
SusWrite 413
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 32.7
118% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 278
225% 319 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
45GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 101 103 103 103 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 164
Write 145
Mixed 79
SusWrite 102
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.3% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 15.2
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 16
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $299
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HDDRAMUSB
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