Alienware Aurora

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
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	18GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 18GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04VWF2
Memory	14.2 GB free of 18 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091028
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '21 at 10:08
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Memory 89.9 1-Core 70 2-Core 139 62% 99.7 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 346 38% 298 Pts	64-Core 347 22% 347 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 72%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3160212SCE 160GB 1,489 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.ACB SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 55 52 51 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 57.6 Write 58.7 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 52.9 38% 52 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 39%
Seagate ST3500410AS 500GB 4,621 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 169GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 99.8 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 96.6 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 72%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 46GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 64.9 Write 63.2 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 42.2 40% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 59%
Seagate ST3360320AS 360GB-$79 6,615 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 317GB free Firmware: 3.CHN SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 77 77 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 77.8 Write 46.2 Mixed 45.9 SusWrite 76.6 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 44%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 24GB free, PID 0723 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 18.7 Write 18.2 Mixed 17.5 SusWrite 18.3 25% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 3.9 280% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 18GB 8,131 User benchmarks, average bench 42% null MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 19.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 13.2 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 18%

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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	15x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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