Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics47.2% 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 Drive76.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory6.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200616
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '22 at 12:56
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 107
2-Core 211
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 545
56% 450 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1291 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.30.02
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47.2% Average
Lighting 58.8
Reflection 60.1
Parallax 81.4
48% 66.8 fps
MRender 62.8
Gravity 65.4
Splatting 44.7
46% 57.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ZD0R3G5A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 304 368 396 170 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 408
Write 388
Mixed 279
SusWrite 273
76% 337 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 29.2
117% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 82.5
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 108
104% 158 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 240%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
23GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 447
Write 401
Mixed 372
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 47.5
159% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 338
252% 335 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung MZ7LN512HCHP-000L1 512GB
152GB free
Firmware: EMT03L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 423 417 443 451 453 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 460
Write 432
Mixed 299
SusWrite 433
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 39.8
140% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 268
218% 311 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 103%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.2% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 21.5
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 19.9
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R5 Builds (Compare 1,729 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $312
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