Alienware Aurora

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.5% 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)
Memory	14GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 14GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0H869M
Memory	4.7 GB free of 14 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091028
Uptime	23.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '22 at 10:10
Run Duration	446 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 below expectations (11^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 66.7 1-Core 61.8 2-Core 121 50% 83.3 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 332 34% 275 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3969) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.5% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 39.5 Parallax 37.2 32% 38.5 fps	MRender 32.3 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 32.2 28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 553 50 48 52 45 47 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 929GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 216 213 210 218 218 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.4% Good	Read 221 Write 179 Mixed 200 SusWrite 207 46% 202 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 33.7 105% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 196 148% 197 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 133%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 143 145 143 145 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 127 Write 133 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 142 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 14GB 9,406 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.9 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 6.7 20% 7.13 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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