Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181009
Uptime4 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 01:40
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 76%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 236
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 682
68% 553 Pts
64-Core 876
54% 876 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.5% Above average
Lighting 66.9
Reflection 75.3
Parallax 68.3
54% 70.2 fps
MRender 66.2
Gravity 65.6
Splatting 67.1
54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 111 106 106 105 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 407
Write 126
Mixed 146
SusWrite 109
43% 197 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 21.5
84% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 108
88% 126 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 190 190 189 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 168
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 188
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61.8% Good
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 20.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 16.6
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 87%

 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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