Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive118% 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171006
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 10 '18 at 15:20
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$188
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 262
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 916
85% 708 Pts
64-Core 1,140
70% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 194
Parallax 184
144% 185 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 170
Splatting 114
108% 134 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 2,246
Write 38
Mixed 56.5
162% 780 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 15.1
4K Mixed 8.5
54% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 96.3
DQ Mixed 70.1
95% 181 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 118%
Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 174
Mixed 174
130% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.22
88% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
84.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 23.1
84% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 26.8
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.2%
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 5,175 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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