Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 103% UFO


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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	146% 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.

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

Run History

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System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '20 at 18:19
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	16%

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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 i7-8700K-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 820 93% 730 Pts	64-Core 959 59% 959 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 160 Parallax 136 119% 148 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 145 Splatting 120 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$50 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 299 330 306 306 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,267 Write 282 Mixed 450 SusWrite 323 127% 580 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 49.7 189% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 439 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 287 242% 354 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 176 177 177 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 136 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 176 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 140 142 140 144 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 230 Write 190 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 141 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.2 290% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 750GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 586GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 79 81 81 79 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 98 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 80.4 63% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 56%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 138 139 142 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 138 Write 144 Mixed 114 SusWrite 139 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 313698041100 XRMWRN-HYA 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2933, 2933 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.6 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 30.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 98%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,885x
Core i7-8700KIntel $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,401x
Core i5-8400Intel $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	781x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,313x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,049x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	670x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	850x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	166x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	555x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	553x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	502x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $431

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16