Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	247% 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '19 at 18:25
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$186 349,567 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 (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 870 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,078 67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 95.2% 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: 441.20 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 190 Parallax 189 147% 186 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 174 Splatting 124 114% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 3,743 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1214 1151 1163 1165 1140 1164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 1,316 Mixed 1,381 SusWrite 1166 304% 1,353 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 71.4 240% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 810 DQ Mixed 380 424% 721 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 237%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 236GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 110 112 109 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 90.5 Write 91.5 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 112 57% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 175 166 172 175 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 140 Write 140 Mixed 107 SusWrite 176 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.8 374% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 715GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 90 84 84 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 112 Write 123 Mixed 101 SusWrite 84.4 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 395% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 139 146 146 147 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 118 Write 136 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 145 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 243% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 111 118 112 115 115 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 992GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 93 88 94 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 73.3 Write 93.7 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 91.7 114% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 192% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 5.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 179 186 183 183 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 142 Write 168 Mixed 102 SusWrite 183 206% 149 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 240% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD 0000AD01 HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 00009B0010D8 BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD 0000AD01 HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.7 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 80%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,885x
Core i7-8700KIntel $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,401x
Core i5-8400Intel $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	781x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,313x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,049x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	670x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	850x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	166x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	555x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	553x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	502x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $431

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16