Alienware Aurora R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive167% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 01NYPT
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171213
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateJan 12 '19 at 05:23
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 85.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 217
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 630
61% 501 Pts
64-Core 630
39% 630 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.6% Very good
Lighting 96.1
Reflection 109
Parallax 100
78% 102 fps
MRender 93.3
Gravity 91.9
Splatting 94.2
76% 93.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC300 SK hy 512GB
246GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 758 757 780 759 743 668 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 983
Write 777
Mixed 658
SusWrite 744
177% 791 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 45.4
162% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 742
DQ Write 728
DQ Mixed 809
587% 760 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 167%
Great: 167%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
250GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 140 140 140 140 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 165
Write 164
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 139
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G1B1 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
38.9% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 11.4
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 13
SC Mixed 10.1
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R5 Builds (Compare 1,723 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $312
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