Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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.
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.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '19 at 15:16
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 130 2-Core 272 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 832 83% 674 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.6% 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: 419.17 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 140 Parallax 122 106% 131 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 106 Splatting 106 88% 107 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,734 Write 327 Mixed 400 176% 820 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 50 191% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 439 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 285 240% 352 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 193%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 392GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 385 Write 389 Mixed 361 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 38.6 4K Mixed 29.2 94% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 144 104% 135 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 897GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 152 Write 158 Mixed 34.3 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 100 Write 102 Mixed 77.3 118% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 49%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 98.8 Write 101 Mixed 57.3 107% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 141GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 95 Write 87.3 Mixed 62.3 101% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.7 243% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 108 Write 93 Mixed 66.3 109% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 59%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 15GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 20.2 Write 16.7 Mixed 17.2 23% 18 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 6%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 20GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 139 Write 64.8 Mixed 60.5 98% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.6 168% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 37%

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 below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.7% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22.7 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 26.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 88%

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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	1,385x
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	843x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	163x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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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Value: 70% - Very good

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 $178	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