Alienware Aurora-R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora-R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0RV30W
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100628
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '20 at 03:17
Run Duration105 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 860-$339
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 96.8
1-Core 85.2
2-Core 171
71% 118 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 388
42% 332 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 72%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2BA30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 67 66 77 75 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 82.3
Write 87.2
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 68.4
53% 72.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 99U5471-020.A00LF HP655410-150-HYCG 99U5471-020.A00LF NT4GC64B8HG0NF-CG 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.5% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 14.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 11.9
SC Mixed 13.9
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 51.1
78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R2 Builds (Compare 72 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora-R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $398
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HDDRAMUSB
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