Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics129% 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 Drive286% 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
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180828
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 13 '18 at 20:37
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 140
2-Core 287
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 993
97% 795 Pts
64-Core 1,209
75% 1,209 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 103%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2927 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 175
Parallax 174
146% 176 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 183
Splatting 129
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1335 1607 1556 1572 1565 1547 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 2,448
Write 1,458
Mixed 674
SusWrite 1,530
339% 1,527 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 66
228% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 883
DQ Mixed 492
392% 525 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 286%
Great: 306%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 165 166 166 166 166 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 162
Mixed 33.5
SusWrite 164
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.9%
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 (98th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 30.1
100% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 28.8
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.7%
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 5,177 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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