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Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics48.6% 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)
Boot Drive30.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '22 at 14:03
Run Duration235 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 77%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 64.2
2-Core 171
62% 106 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 477
45% 373 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.13
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.6% Average
Lighting 60.3
Reflection 66.3
Parallax 60
49% 62.2 fps
MRender 62.9
Gravity 60.9
Splatting 52.8
48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteonit LAT-256M2S 256GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PNDA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 240 230 233 218 230 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.5% Below average
Read 162
Write 143
Mixed 137
SusWrite 232
38% 168 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 16.4
4K Mixed 6.5
24% 9.13 MB/s
DQ Read 69.2
DQ Write 45.6
DQ Mixed 48.1
38% 54.3 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 56%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60
411GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 7.5 9.4 9.7 14 17 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 76%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$149
148GB free
Firmware: MJAOA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 100 100 101 100 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 106
Write 117
Mixed 45
SusWrite 96.1
66% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 58%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 31.4
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 11.3
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,788 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $355
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