Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 78.3%, 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FPV4P
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 18:38
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4820K-$110
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 7 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 104
2-Core 192
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 491
53% 423 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760 (192-bit)
Nvidia(10DE 106F) 1.5GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 460.79
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 18% Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 16 13 9.7 71 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 124
Write 48
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 23.5
43% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 106%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
720GB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 29 30 30 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Read 28.8
Write 29.5
Mixed 26
SusWrite 29.8
21% 28.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.5
160% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 66%
WD My Book 1170 2TB
379GB free, PID 1170
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 91 91 79 91 91 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 118
Write 115
Mixed 79.6
SusWrite 88.5
133% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 35.9
MC Mixed 31.3
93% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,685 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 47%
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System: Alienware Aurora-R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $262
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