Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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.
ProcessorWith 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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics75% 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 Drive85.5% 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
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180720
Uptime8.1 Days
Run DateSep 23 '18 at 02:42
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (19th 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 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
55.9% Above average
Memory 74.7
1-Core 47.4
2-Core 98.2
47% 73.4 Pts
4-Core 202
8-Core 319
32% 260 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75% Very good
Lighting 80.8
Reflection 119
Parallax 116
66% 105 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 128
Splatting 104
93% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 75%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 269 241 216 211 204 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 1,030
Write 360
Mixed 409
SusWrite 241
112% 510 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 19.7
4K Mixed 15.9
53% 16.8 MB/s
DQ Read 321
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 222
187% 271 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
403GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 169 171 170 170 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 159
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 171
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61.6% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 22.2
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 13.3
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 91.1
44% 91.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,183 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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