Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% 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 Drive341% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 21 '20 at 17:42
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 155
2-Core 269
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 950
93% 761 Pts
64-Core 1,173
73% 1,173 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2927 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 168
Parallax 164
130% 163 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 155
Splatting 115
105% 129 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 117%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
708GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1772 1753 1698 1111 2033 2042 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
341% Outstanding
Read 2,573
Write 2,082
Mixed 140
SusWrite 1,735
363% 1,633 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 77.9
260% 94 MB/s
DQ Read 1,274
DQ Write 1,035
DQ Mixed 586
594% 965 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 341%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
663GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 175 177 177 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 171
Mixed 77
SusWrite 176
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 101%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 23.3
MC Mixed 21.1
66% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 21
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 66%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,177 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 83%
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System: Alienware Aurora R7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $633
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