Alienware Aurora

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.1% 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	62.3% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04VWF2
Memory	20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20101110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 06:28
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 930-$199 19,497 User benchmarks, average bench 64% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 97 1-Core 94.1 2-Core 186 75% 126 Pts	4-Core 303 8-Core 479 48% 391 Pts	64-Core 479 30% 479 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 63.6 55% 67.7 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 57.3 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 205 337 337 329 191 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 530 Write 217 Mixed 278 SusWrite 268 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 29.6 4K Mixed 19.2 69% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 35.1 DQ Mixed 51.5 45% 70.3 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 291%
PNY CS1211 480GB SSD 754D117-514 344 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 38GB free Firmware: CS121101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 142 203 202 203 218 MB/s Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.2% Above average	Read 241 Write 232 Mixed 202 SusWrite 187 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 27.5 93% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 154 124% 173 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x4GB 28,320 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 6 of 6 slots used 24GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.5% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 23.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 16 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 18%

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System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	218x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	87x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	51x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	36x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	34x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	32x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 3,736 samples	12x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	80x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	73x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	64x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $249

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16