Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.1% 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	80.3% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora-R4 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07JNH0
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131126
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '21 at 22:33
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3820 38,674 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 73.2 1-Core 89 2-Core 165 63% 109 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 433 46% 369 Pts	64-Core 438 27% 438 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.1% Average	Lighting 60 Reflection 96.3 Parallax 69.7 49% 75.3 fps	MRender 69 Gravity 61.7 Splatting 54.1 50% 61.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900812 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 286 286 282 289 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 370 Write 258 Mixed 271 SusWrite 281 66% 295 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 30.3 115% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 210 182% 267 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 169GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 120 118 123 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 165 Write 167 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 118 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5403-036.A00LF 4x4GB 64 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 32.1 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 11.5 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 94.2 42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 86%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 58%

Gunboat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 47%

Yacht

RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 4x4GBHynixBench 58%, 7,298 samples	123x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 3,272 samples	58x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	54x

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $262

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16