Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive85% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory21.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181009
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 10 '19 at 06:14
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 877
87% 707 Pts
64-Core 1,130
70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 144
Parallax 133
107% 136 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 132
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 261 234 198 190 183 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 160
Write 299
Mixed 318
SusWrite 227
57% 251 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 43.8
155% 59.6 MB/s
DQ Read 431
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 272
232% 342 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 85%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 174 176 176 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 179
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 175
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
115GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 193 193 186 193 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 160
Mixed 77
SusWrite 190
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 111%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 27.5
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 37.8
SC Mixed 29.7
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 164%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,182 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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