Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	292% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	12.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181009
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '19 at 13:39
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 840 84% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,192 74% 1,192 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.3% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 183 Parallax 177 138% 176 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 170 Splatting 120 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1332 1329 1297 1283 1250 1220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,378 Write 1,400 Mixed 711 SusWrite 1,285 320% 1,444 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 65 227% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 987 766% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 306%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 99GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 256 238 252 278 266 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 491 Write 225 Mixed 242 SusWrite 258 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 25.9 100% 36.2 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 79.7 DQ Mixed 137 114% 170 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 86%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 181 181 182 185 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 229 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 183 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 253% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 118%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 689GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 85 87 89 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 48.7 Write 77.5 Mixed 58 SusWrite 86.5 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 152% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 63%
WDC WD10 EARX-00N0YB0 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 639GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 58 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 80.5 Write 81.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 57.2 96% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 46%
Garmin Approach S60 Fla 1GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 1% 0GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.07% Terrible	Read 2 Write 0.8 Mixed 0.8 SusWrite 1 1% 1.15 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.07% Great: 2%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB 1,030 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 27.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 26.3 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 92%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,851x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,384x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	769x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,294x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,037x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	663x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	841x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	163x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	551x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	548x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	491x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16