Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics96.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07JNH0
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime14.3 Days
Run DateNov 30 '18 at 01:12
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 93%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3820
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
68.1% Good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 75.2
2-Core 142
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 479
42% 356 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.6% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 137
Parallax 124
98% 127 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 131
Splatting 104
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 180 192 196 192 193 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 483
Write 298
Mixed 303
SusWrite 193
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 61.8
4K Mixed 32.3
115% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 182
141% 197 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 124%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 2133EL Series 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.9% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 29.4
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 10.2
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,696 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: 86% - Excellent Total price: $272
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