Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive36.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190604
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateNov 04 '20 at 21:35
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 84.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 210
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 599
65% 516 Pts
64-Core 615
38% 615 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8620) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.6% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 134
Parallax 113
99% 123 fps
MRender 95.4
Gravity 121
Splatting 103
87% 106 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
sannobel 360GB
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 26 84 68 38 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 456
Write 364
Mixed 23.4
SusWrite 88.9
51% 233 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 16.7
4K Mixed 0.4
38% 12.1 MB/s
DQ Read 78.9
DQ Write 21.8
DQ Mixed 4.1
15% 34.9 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
527GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 73 71 27 28 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
29.3% Poor
Read 50.5
Write 84.4
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 51.6
47% 63.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
79% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 27.8
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 33.5
SC Mixed 24.9
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 85%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware Aurora R7

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