Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	152% 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.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '20 at 19:12
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 147 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 896 88% 720 Pts	64-Core 1,202 74% 1,202 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.6% 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: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 146 Parallax 124 109% 135 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 133 Splatting 109 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 282 279 269 259 233 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,587 Write 391 Mixed 366 SusWrite 261 141% 651 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 49 189% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 431 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 301 230% 318 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 187 190 189 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 154 Mixed 84.6 SusWrite 189 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 144 143 145 146 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 202 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 143 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.1 275% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 750GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 554GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 78 80 80 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 95.9 Write 97.7 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 80.1 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 56%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 138 137 136 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 143 Write 153 Mixed 118 SusWrite 137 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 2x16GB 368 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 28.6 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 28.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 98%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,867x
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,397x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	776x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,306x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,044x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	665x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	847x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	165x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	554x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	551x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	497x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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