Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	153% 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	333% 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	48GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	42.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 02:18
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 247 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 879 83% 688 Pts	64-Core 1131 70% 1131 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	153% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 229 Parallax 231 172% 223 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 207 Splatting 142 157% 199 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 519GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2177 2031 1460 1423 1323 1404 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,572 Write 2,396 Mixed 1,674 SusWrite 1,636 464% 2,070 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 85.1 278% 95.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 981 735% 981 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 208 208 209 208 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 196 Mixed 87 SusWrite 208 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX2666C16/16G 0000AD01 HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 3837980710EA KHX2666C16/16G 0000AD01 HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 48GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25.2 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 25.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 81%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,853x
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 $90Bench 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 $300	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