Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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	134% 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	41.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190604
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '19 at 05:28
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 865 83% 685 Pts	64-Core 1,110 69% 1,110 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 179 Parallax 177 136% 174 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 165 Splatting 119 109% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 249 256 246 236 223 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 1379 Write 346 Mixed 346 SusWrite 242 126% 578 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 44.3 158% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 300 235% 325 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 193%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 936GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 453 457 464 464 463 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 460 Mixed 374 SusWrite 456 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 53.8 4K Mixed 35.7 119% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 280 229% 328 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 121%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 209GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1193 854 853 851 848 854 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,892 Write 1,824 Mixed 1,466 SusWrite 909 341% 1,523 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.3 215% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 884 DQ Write 580 DQ Mixed 757 558% 740 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 284%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 199 199 199 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 184 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 198 106% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 163 167 167 163 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 140 Write 150 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 161 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.6 253% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: 0342 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 168 178 177 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 144 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 168 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 99%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 3,818 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 16GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 32 32 31 32 32 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 100 Write 39.5 Mixed 0.2 SusWrite 30.3 45% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 66% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 00EC3616 009C3616 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 00EC3616 48GB 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 27.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 27.6 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,851x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,384x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	769x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,294x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,037x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	663x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	841x
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	551x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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