Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.4% 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 Drive325% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory42.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 08 '19 at 02:51
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 882
87% 714 Pts
64-Core 1,125
70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.4% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 141
Parallax 130
103% 133 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 126
Splatting 103
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92
526GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2276 2089 1457 1424 1432 1394 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
325% Outstanding
Read 2,476
Write 2,341
Mixed 1608
SusWrite 1,679
455% 2,026 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 83.9
275% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 648
DQ Mixed 963
687% 888 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 325%
Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 208 206 208 209 210 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 196
Mixed 86
SusWrite 207
126% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 117%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KHX2666C16/16G 0000AD01 HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 3837980710EA KHX2666C16/16G 0000AD01 HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 48GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 25
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 25.8
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware Aurora R7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $633
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HDDRAMUSB
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