Alienware Aurora-R4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora-R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FPV4P
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131126
Uptime14.9 Days
Run DateJul 02 '18 at 15:35
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 544
62% 482 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
34.7% Below average
Lighting 41.6
Reflection 38
Parallax 50.2
34% 43.2 fps
MRender 53.4
Gravity 47.8
Splatting 35.9
36% 45.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 144 139 140 142 142 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 215
Write 206
Mixed 214
SusWrite 144
44% 195 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 37.8
131% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 187
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 148
118% 167 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 85%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
636GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 100 98 101 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 90
Write 54.7
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 99.9
54% 73.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
266GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 127 127 127 128 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 159
Write 146
Mixed 109
SusWrite 126
100% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 109%
Seagate Portable 500GB
23GB free, PID 2300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 27 27 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Read 30.5
Write 25
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 27.6
35% 26.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 31.3
92% 32.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 12.5
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora-R4 Builds (Compare 1,682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora-R4

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