Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	14.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 10 '19 at 05:51
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^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 as expected (54^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 82.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 258 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 807 80% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,067 66% 1,067 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.4% Very good	Lighting 96.7 Reflection 106 Parallax 89.5 79% 97.4 fps	MRender 96.1 Gravity 92.1 Splatting 96.1 78% 94.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 9,137 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 100 104 91 75 92 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 985 Write 194 Mixed 186 SusWrite 95.5 78% 365 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39.2 166% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 472 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 159 154% 254 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 167%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 170GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 115 115 112 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 172 Write 164 Mixed 73 SusWrite 115 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX2666C16/16G 009C3616 HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 24GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192 MB Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.8% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 11.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 14.5 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 76%

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

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Workstation 83%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,867x
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,397x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	776x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,306x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,044x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	665x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	847x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	165x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	554x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	551x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	497x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16