Alienware Aurora R6

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive147% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R6  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07HV66
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 12 '17 at 23:55
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 774
81% 652 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 120F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 193
Parallax 185
141% 183 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 175
Splatting 124
115% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
147% Outstanding
Read 1,328
Write 563
Mixed 887
204% 926 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 31.9
163% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 47.8
DQ Write 463
DQ Mixed 21.8
86% 177 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 147%
Great: 170%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 175
Mixed 159
127% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.23
91% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 100%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KYXC0V-MIB 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 31.8
MC Mixed 26.2
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R6 Builds (Compare 2,124 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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HDDRAMUSB
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