Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.3% 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 Drive	94.4% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Alienware Aurora R6 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07HV66
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200611
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '20 at 01:17
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 98 2-Core 192 74% 127 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 601 64% 511 Pts	64-Core 713 44% 713 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.3% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 137 Parallax 126 99% 128 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 131 Splatting 113 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 19,561 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 66 78 100 101 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 444 Mixed 743 SusWrite 109 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 49.7 164% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 713 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 268 237% 373 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 170%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$135 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 846GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 441 438 438 434 436 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 437 Write 404 Mixed 325 SusWrite 435 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 49.1 4K Mixed 31.6 105% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 271 224% 323 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 119%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 632GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 442 439 440 436 437 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 278 Mixed 281 SusWrite 433 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 34.3 112% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 265 221% 320 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 121%
OTG V2 V2 480GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 209GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 255 106 106 105 106 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.7% Above average	Read 334 Write 135 Mixed 252 SusWrite 172 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 40.4 4K Mixed 24.6 87% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 68.2 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 47.2 54% 90.2 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 139GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 106 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 122 Write 118 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 106 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 342GB free Firmware: 0412 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 31.6 Mixed 21.4 SusWrite 10.2 18% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 58%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 5TB 1,106 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 96 97 97 95 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 80.6 Write 89.4 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 94.3 52% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.5 218% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 90%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 3TB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 548GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 96 97 96 99 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 93.5 Write 101 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 97.6 124% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 61%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,298 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 334GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 69 67 69 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 97.1 Write 53.2 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 68.9 88% 69 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 91% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 49%
Seagate FA GoFlex Desk 2TB 2,298 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 265GB free, PID 50a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 80 84 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 53.6 Write 81.4 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 81.4 86% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 49%
SONY IC RECORDER 2GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 1% 2GB free, PID 04de Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.86% Terrible	Read 3.7 Write 1.7 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 0.6 3% 2.18 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.86% Great: 1%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 678 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 664GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 97 97 96 96 98 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 108 Write 93.3 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 97.4 127% 95 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 96% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 65%
SONY IC RECORDER 16GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 15GB free, PID 04de Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	4.91% Terrible	Read 4.5 Write 4.2 Mixed 4 SusWrite 0.9 4% 3.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.3 91% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.91% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G3B1 2x16GB 241 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.9 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 86%

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Workstation 55%

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System: Alienware Aurora R6

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,336x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	454x
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	261x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	697x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	462x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	178x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	390x
THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshibaBench 122%, 19,561 samples	58x
PC300 SK hy 256GBNvmeBench 113%, 3,798 samples	48x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	228x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples	158x
HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 43%, 3,066 samples	75x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $299

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16