Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.4% 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 Drive80.1% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory13.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190620
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 15:42
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 84.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 263
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 719
70% 576 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.28
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.4% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 143
Parallax 117
94% 125 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 114
Splatting 101
87% 107 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 406 293 210 277 431 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 86
Write 289
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 343
41% 181 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 46.9
121% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 243
216% 324 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 170%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
512GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 54 45 41 41 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
16.8% Very poor
Read 16.5
Write 53.8
Mixed 20
SusWrite 41.6
24% 33 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.2
58% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.5% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 25.7
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 16.5
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,135 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

System: Alienware Aurora R6

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $299
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