Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	317% 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '20 at 23:10
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 903 89% 726 Pts	64-Core 1081 67% 1081 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 100%

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: 442.74 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 180 Parallax 162 134% 169 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 164 Splatting 116 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1521 1553 1575 1599 1606 1603 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,454 Write 1,480 Mixed 674 SusWrite 1,576 343% 1,546 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 70 248% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,131 DQ Write 939 DQ Mixed 928 724% 999 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 306%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 424GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 475 478 484 435 364 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 462 Mixed 406 SusWrite 452 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 57.9 192% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 480 486 485 434 352 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 485 Mixed 406 SusWrite 453 104% 464 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 49.3 175% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 179 180 179 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 149 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 179 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 2x16GB 368 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 27.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 98%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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