Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics85.4% 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 Drive181% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171006
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateNov 10 '17 at 07:07
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
60.7% Good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 57.4
2-Core 114
52% 83.7 Pts
4-Core 228
8-Core 366
36% 297 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.66
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.4% Excellent
Lighting 87.4
Reflection 134
Parallax 170
71% 130 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 171
Splatting 122
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 2,172
Write 951
Mixed 1,480
338% 1,534 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 37.7
4K Mixed 25.7
91% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 80
84% 141 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 181%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 165
Mixed 164
127% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.21
85% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB
1TB free, PID 0827
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 87.3
Write 86.2
Mixed 83.1
110% 85.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.52
4K Mixed 0.2
61% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 18.7
MC Mixed 23
65% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 15.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,181 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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