Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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 Drive	151% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171006
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '18 at 13:52
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 289 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 968 94% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,253 78% 1,253 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB; GP102-350 CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 178 Parallax 166 134% 169 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 166 Splatting 116 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 190GB free Firmware: 040H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 36331 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2113 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 57 57 1295 (AE) Unknown 100 100 704 (B5) Unknown 100 100 7241366373251 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 97 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1991 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 57 57 43 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	61.1% Good	Read 483 Write 231 Mixed 338 77% 351 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 5.25 82% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 6.09 33% 74.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 74%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	151% Outstanding	Read 2,109 Write 347 Mixed 571 216% 1,009 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 24.2 142% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 34.6 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 85.2 66% 86.1 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 143 143 67 (03) Spinup time 167 167 12894601342 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 224 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 108 108 37 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1424 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 135 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6394 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6394 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 184684576800 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 612 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3251294 (F2) Unknown 100 100 21145633	104% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 182 Mixed 169 133% 177 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.21 87% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 295 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 931GB free, PID 0108 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 39.6 Write 39.7 Mixed 38.2 51% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.26 58% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 20%
Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 32GB-$15 655 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID a205 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 43.6 Write 33.3 Mixed 22.8 40% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.26 11% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 6,858 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 22.7 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 26.1 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 88%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,852x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,386x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,295x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,039x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	663x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	844x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	163x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	552x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	548x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	491x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $633

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 $177	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