Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	98.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 04:35
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 903 92% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,242 77% 1,242 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.7% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 112 Parallax 115 103% 118 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 124 Splatting 102 90% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV8-8E128-11 SATA 128GB 5,529 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: C27110B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 514 Write 393 Mixed 216 82% 374 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.7 189% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 108 111% 183 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 96%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 143 147 148 147 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 144 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 144 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 101%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 2TB 858 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 908GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 69 103 103 106 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 185 Write 128 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 99.2 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 109%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 2TB 858 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 179GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 81 105 106 109 115 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 121 Write 128 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 104 68% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,647 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 22.9 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 26.3 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 88%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 91%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 90%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 83%

Aircraft carrier

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

Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $633

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