Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.1% 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 Drive70.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04VWF2
Memory9.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20091028
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 10 '19 at 23:26
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 X 980-$148
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 96.6
1-Core 104
2-Core 210
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 661
66% 540 Pts
64-Core 781
48% 781 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
PNY(196E 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 114
Parallax 94.6
82% 103 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 94.7
Splatting 98.5
79% 96.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 249 247 248 248 248 MB/s
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
70.1% Very good
Read 258
Write 248
Mixed 233
SusWrite 249
56% 247 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 34
115% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 198
149% 199 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
341GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 122 121 121 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 122
Write 110
Mixed 59.5
SusWrite 121
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 6 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
51.5% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 13.9
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora Builds (Compare 504 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $249
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HDDRAMUSB
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