Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics119% 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 Drive270% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180828
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 06 '18 at 02:28
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 280
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 851
86% 699 Pts
64-Core 1179
73% 1179 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.2%
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: 416.16
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 157
Parallax 173
133% 164 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 165
Splatting 114
106% 131 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1416 1609 1604 1619 1405 484 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 2,459
Write 1,474
Mixed 634
SusWrite 1,356
328% 1,481 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 66.2
217% 78.4 MB/s
DQ Read 49.7
DQ Write 873
DQ Mixed 69.7
171% 331 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 270%
Great: 306%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 164 164 166 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 192
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 164
102% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 30
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 28.8
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 98%

 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
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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