Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	312% 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	12.2 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 13:47
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 257 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 889 87% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,200 74% 1,200 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.8% 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 (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 183 Parallax 180 140% 178 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 169 Splatting 121 111% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% 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: 1454 1547 1531 1569 1529 1209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2589 Write 1,467 Mixed 764 SusWrite 1,473 349% 1,573 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65 223% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 1,234 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 991 775% 1,073 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 306%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 99GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 244 249 249 267 256 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 471 Write 234 Mixed 243 SusWrite 249 66% 299 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 57.9 4K Mixed 23.4 93% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 82.5 DQ Mixed 132 112% 170 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 86%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 181 177 189 182 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 200 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 183 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.3 238% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 689GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 86 86 87 89 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 49 Write 73.2 Mixed 59 SusWrite 85.7 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 151% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.9% 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: 55 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 80.5 Write 81.5 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 56.9 97% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 29.8% 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 1.1 1.2 1.1 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.07% Terrible	Read 1.8 Write 0.5 Mixed 1 SusWrite 1 1% 1.08 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.43 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)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 27.1 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 26.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 92%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,852x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,386x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,295x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,039x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	663x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	844x
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	552x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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