Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.3% 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 Drive80.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180720
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 20:45
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 84.2
1-Core 136
2-Core 272
90% 164 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 862
85% 693 Pts
64-Core 1,126
70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Dell(1028 3471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 139
Parallax 111
105% 126 fps
MRender 95.5
Gravity 123
Splatting 103
88% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 263 215 190 163 135 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 103
Write 299
Mixed 143
SusWrite 205
43% 188 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 48
150% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 420
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 288
238% 344 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
930GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 186 187 189 189 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 173
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 188
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
50% Above average
MC Read 18.4
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 14.3
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 17.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 50%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,186 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware Aurora R7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $633
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HDDRAMUSB
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