Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	268% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180828
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 06:32
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 789 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 1077 67% 1077 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 152 Parallax 143 126% 150 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 134 Splatting 103 108% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 134%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1284 1546 1507 1525 1508 1482 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,667 Write 1,384 Mixed 550 SusWrite 1,475 284% 1,269 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 54.1 184% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,298 DQ Write 1,153 DQ Mixed 1,041 831% 1,164 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 306%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB 1,806 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 28.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 24.9 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 97%

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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	2,857x
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,389x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	773x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,300x
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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	552x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	549x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	493x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $478

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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