Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200225
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '20 at 09:01
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 250 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 788 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 993 61% 993 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.2% 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: 445.87 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 172 Parallax 169 133% 168 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 160 Splatting 113 105% 129 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 442 366 338 324 282 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 463 Mixed 404 SusWrite 365 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 50.1 166% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 66GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 461 463 420 420 356 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 476 Mixed 413 SusWrite 428 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 52.9 173% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 4x8GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 27.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.5 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 83%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,854x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,388x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,297x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,039x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	663x

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

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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