Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	118% 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	289% 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	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '20 at 22:34
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 85.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 897 88% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.8% 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 (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 176 Parallax 166 130% 167 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 166 Splatting 117 108% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1197 1209 1188 1245 1289 1272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,463 Write 1,486 Mixed 757 SusWrite 1,233 329% 1,485 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 61.5 236% 87.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,041 DQ Write 897 DQ Mixed 914 700% 950 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 306%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 397GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 447 444 456 446 360 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 479 Mixed 437 SusWrite 433 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 55.4 185% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 436 432 443 443 414 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 389 Mixed 447 SusWrite 433 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 64 212% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 178 180 178 179 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 140 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 178 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 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)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 28.2 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 27.2 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 98%

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

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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	1,383x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	768x

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 $76Bench 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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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