Alienware Aurora-R3

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.9% 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 Drive	64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora-R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 046MHW
Memory	10.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20110525
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '17 at 19:50
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2400-$250 166,255 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 94.8 2-Core 188 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 333 44% 327 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Nvidia(10DE 11C2) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 60.8 57% 66.6 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 65.2 Splatting 69 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: O080 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 376 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 744 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 114 (A3) Unknown 100 100 16 (A4) Unknown 100 100 81611 (A5) Unknown 100 100 105 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 42 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 96 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 14 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 27 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 46 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 122118 (F2) Unknown 100 100 76117 (F5) Unknown 100 100 163222	64.3% Good	Read 404 Write 190 Mixed 222 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 40.3 4K Mixed 23 88% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 42.2 78% 159 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 127 127 25789333803 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 325 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 28498 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 127 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 465 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 465 (C2) HDA temperature 150 150 184684576808 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	66% Good	Read 162 Write 68.5 Mixed 7.32 57% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.12 66% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$39 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 915GB free Firmware: JP4O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 96 (03) Spinup time 117 117 25790906692 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 511 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 138 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1072 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 195 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 518 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 518 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 184684445735 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	56.5% Above average	Read 96.4 Write 101 Mixed 14.4 51% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.36 78% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 76%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$39 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 365GB free Firmware: JP4O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 98 (03) Spinup time 117 117 25790972228 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 348 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1083 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 194 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 348 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 348 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 171799543845 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	56.2% Above average	Read 106 Write 89.9 Mixed 12.1 50% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.19 57% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609D Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A16 Corsair CMZ8GX3M1A16 BLS4G3D1609D 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58.3% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 31%

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System: Alienware Aurora-R3

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples	169x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	94x
Core i5-2300IntelBench 64%, 19,722 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial $84Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	9x

RAM
M378B5273CH0 4x4GBSamsungBench 49%, 117 samples	13x
HMT351U6BFR8 4x4GBHynixBench 49%, 61 samples	9x
HMT41GU7BFR8 HMT351U6CFR8 HMT451U6DFR8 HMT351U6EFR8 20GBHynixBench 56%, 12 samples	9x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $603

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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