Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	40.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04VWF2
Memory	21 GB free of 24 GB @ 1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20091028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 05:58
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68.5% Good	Memory 79.9 1-Core 85.4 2-Core 164 65% 110 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 425 47% 369 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.6% Average	Lighting 55.9 Reflection 79.5 Parallax 53.6 46% 63 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 60.6 Splatting 0.1 31% 43.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 66 86 102 106 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 86 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 90.4 63% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 67%
Seagate ST3000DM001-1CH166 802GB 173 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 174 173 172 174 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 162 Mixed 77 SusWrite 169 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: CC71 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 121 120 119 120 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 125 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 118 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 70%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 156GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 95 94 94 95 96 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 87 Write 86.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 93.1 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 67%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 101 105 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 107 Write 116 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 98.7 73% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6x4GB 28,320 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 6 of 6 slots used 24GB DIMM Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.4% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 13.9 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.4 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	218x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	87x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	51x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	36x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	34x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	32x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 3,736 samples	12x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	80x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	73x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	64x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $249

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16