Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	166% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 19:05
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 987 100% 810 Pts	64-Core 1,147 71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

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: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2777 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 161 Parallax 147 119% 151 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 147 Splatting 120 107% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 304 301 308 302 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Read 1,849 Write 356 Mixed 362 SusWrite 295 154% 715 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 49.7 193% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 438 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 302 236% 329 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 181 182 182 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 146 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 181 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 139 141 143 141 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 225 Write 212 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 141 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.2 290% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 750GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 463GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 80 79 79 80 79 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 98.9 Write 51.4 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 79.8 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 56%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 140 143 144 144 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 170 Write 172 Mixed 94 SusWrite 142 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 2x16GB 368 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 98%

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Workstation 83%

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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 $95Bench 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 $15	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