Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	120% 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	127% 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	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '19 at 19:16
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,004 96% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,260 78% 1,260 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 419.35 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 180 Parallax 176 134% 174 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 166 Splatting 117 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 241 226 189 166 153 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 968 Write 318 Mixed 405 SusWrite 212 104% 476 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 49.8 196% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 291 235% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 183 190 189 189 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 162 Mixed 84 SusWrite 188 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 119GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 110 109 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 108 137% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 22.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 26.9 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 88%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 91%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 83%

Aircraft carrier

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

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $633

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