Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190604
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 18:56
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 81.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 238
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 724
73% 592 Pts
64-Core 949
59% 949 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.7% Very good
Lighting 98.7
Reflection 111
Parallax 102
80% 104 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 92.6
Splatting 98
78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 485
Write 302
Mixed 344
83% 377 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 23
95% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 139
109% 151 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
81GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 115 120 117 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 132
Write 101
Mixed 67
SusWrite 120
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 41 40 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
22.3% Poor
Read 36.7
Write 39
Mixed 34.8
SusWrite 40
28% 37.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.6
165% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 28.2
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 39
SC Mixed 25.6
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,177 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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