Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.2% 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.
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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181107
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '19 at 14:08
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 101
2-Core 199
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 437
51% 394 Pts
64-Core 505
31% 505 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.5% Good
Lighting 85
Reflection 96
Parallax 79.8
69% 86.9 fps
MRender 81.2
Gravity 78.1
Splatting 84.6
67% 81.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 195 133 140 112 117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 734
Write 535
Mixed 594
SusWrite 168
113% 508 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 65.9
4K Mixed 22.1
108% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 731
DQ Write 378
DQ Mixed 607
437% 572 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 141%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 163 164 159 160 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 141
Write 142
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 160
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB
760GB free, PID 0830
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 30 31 31 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
13.5% Very poor
Read 33
Write 27.3
Mixed 21.5
SusWrite 30.9
38% 28.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
39% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
54.7% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 18
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 14.1
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,122 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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