Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 35% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	30.9% 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 Drive	387% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0TYR0X
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '21 at 21:27
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$120 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 942 97% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,156 72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	30.9% Below average	Lighting 41.4 Reflection 34.6 Parallax 53.4 34% 43.1 fps	MRender 30.4 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 23.8 26% 32 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP1000GM30002 1TB 11,818 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 828GB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2727 2779 2775 2789 2789 2787 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 1,918 Write 2,627 Mixed 2,044 SusWrite 2,774 531% 2,341 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 86.6 290% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,325 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 1,120 843% 1,134 MB/s
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 492%
Amd-raid WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 368GB free Firmware: 4150 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 220 219 224 219 219 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 334 Write 312 Mixed 292 SusWrite 230 66% 292 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 23.2 81% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 49.4 80% 148 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 69%
Amd-raid WD easystore 480 480GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 429GB free Firmware: EG43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 235 222 232 210 210 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44% Average	Read 298 Write 354 Mixed 274 SusWrite 237 66% 291 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 26.9 4K Mixed 8 45% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 55.9 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 21.1 38% 72 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 45%
Amd-raid WDC WD10EZEX-75W 1TB 885 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 930GB free Firmware: 1305 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 159 161 157 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 141 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 159 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.3 256% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XW21KG-MIE2 1x8GB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 23.8 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 18.1 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 65%

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

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 157%

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System: Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	183x
Ryzen 7 5800AMDBench 96%, 1,982 samples	167x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	117x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	149x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	82x
RTX 3070Nvidia $455Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	69x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 1TBPc711Bench 277%, 5,603 samples	70x
2300 NVMe 512GBMicronBench 226%, 3,314 samples	48x
2300 NVMe 1024GBMicronBench 241%, 4,924 samples	37x

RAM
X2YH1K-MIE-NX 1x16GBUnknownBench 46%, 1,144 samples	51x
XJ69DF-MIE2 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,320 samples	48x
XW21KG-MIE2 2x8GBUnknownBench 84%, 2,787 samples	44x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $1,019

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16