Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	101% 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	118% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	38.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200225
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 20 '20 at 00:46
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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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 i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 934 98% 785 Pts	64-Core 934 58% 934 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.92 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 141 Parallax 122 105% 130 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 127 Splatting 105 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 575GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411030RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 457 460 483 483 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 465 Mixed 371 SusWrite 472 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 49.6 176% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 244 209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 218GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 484 484 489 399 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 485 Mixed 461 SusWrite 435 107% 473 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59.3 201% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 603GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 146 146 148 146 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 140 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 146 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP SL 4TB 1,990 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 677GB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 93 94 94 94 92 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	46.4% Average	Read 68.2 Write 89.5 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 92.6 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 155% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 1,164 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 154 Write 147 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 110 137% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 53%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 882GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 147 148 139 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 142 Write 143 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 144 148% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 3432980710EA KHX2666C16/16G 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 3432980710EA KHX2666C16/16G 48GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 27.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 26.7 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 85%

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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	2,851x
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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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