Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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	102% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 22:09
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 285 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 930 87% 722 Pts	64-Core 1221 76% 1221 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94% 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 CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 201 Parallax 183 156% 192 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 187 Splatting 130 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 247 225 218 207 217 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 279 Mixed 425 SusWrite 232 81% 365 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.1 165% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 400 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 208 194% 302 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 193%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 559GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 425 479 485 487 486 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 480 Mixed 455 SusWrite 461 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 47 153% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 162 169 177 178 177 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 154 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 172 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 1x16GB 543 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 14.5 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.6 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 53%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,857x
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,389x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	774x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,300x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	552x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	549x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	493x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $478

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16