Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% 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.
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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory5.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180828
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 22 '18 at 07:17
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 223
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 762
69% 580 Pts
64-Core 1,044
65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 82%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67% Good
Lighting 81.6
Reflection 80
Parallax 62.7
66% 74.7 fps
MRender 83.1
Gravity 81.5
Splatting 84
68% 82.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 67%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 405 431 450 431 436 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 448
Mixed 334
SusWrite 422
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 37.5
135% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 287
233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 103%
Great: 133%
Intel Optane+931GBHDD 1TB
888GB free
Firmware: 15.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 131 134 134 137 139 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 92%
WD WD2500BEVS-22UST0 250GB
218GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 51 52 51 52 51 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
29.3% Poor
Read 50.7
Write 51.8
Mixed 37
SusWrite 50.9
35% 47.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
74.7% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 21.9
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 22.3
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 85%

 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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