Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive39.6% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190211
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 00:47
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 204
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 557
60% 478 Pts
64-Core 573
35% 573 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.8%
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: 418.81
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.8% Good
Lighting 85.5
Reflection 96.7
Parallax 80.8
70% 87.7 fps
MRender 86.1
Gravity 82.9
Splatting 87.2
70% 85.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNK128GVN8 M.2 2280 128GB
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8DC4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 32 30 39 30 33 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
39.6% Below average
Read 182
Write 97.7
Mixed 129
SusWrite 35.2
25% 111 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 20.3
73% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 83.8
DQ Mixed 65.3
76% 136 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
942GB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 158 163 157 160 153 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 163
Mixed 46
SusWrite 158
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KYXC0V-MID 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 11.9
MC Mixed 11
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 11.6
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,118 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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