Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '20 at 16:47
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 709 76% 604 Pts	64-Core 711 44% 711 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56% Above average	Lighting 68.4 Reflection 72.8 Parallax 62.7 56% 68 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 69.2 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+932GBHDD 1TB 6,924 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 17.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 79 70 97 122 131 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GB 1,612 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	48.2% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 12.4 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 14.3 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 48%

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 83%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,863x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,391x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	774x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,302x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,041x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	663x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	845x
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	553x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	550x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	495x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16