Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	133% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181009
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '19 at 01:55
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 890 86% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,108 68% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.7% Below average	Lighting 38.1 Reflection 44 Parallax 35.5 31% 39.2 fps	MRender 54.4 Gravity 38.1 Splatting 49.4 39% 47.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 277 243 219 226 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 1,193 Write 434 Mixed 362 SusWrite 250 122% 560 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 47.7 176% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 287 232% 328 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 193%
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB 11,477 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 28GB free Firmware: DC81605 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 378 376 366 386 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 393 Mixed 268 SusWrite 383 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 39.3 141% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 197 178% 273 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 564GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 188 193 188 187 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 163 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 190 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 133 149 140 135 148 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 136 Write 123 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 142 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 109%
ASMT 2115 1TB 4,577 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 721GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 224 232 225 226 236 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 227 Write 189 Mixed 204 SusWrite 229 288% 212 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 25.8 4K Mixed 24 1,777% 24.1 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 26.3 DQ Mixed 24.9 1,830% 25 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 167%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB 4,758 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	80% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 22.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 23.4 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 87%

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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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Total price: $633

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 $45	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