Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '20 at 12:13
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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-$192 746,287 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 (91^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 278 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 884 86% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.3% 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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2687 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 221 Parallax 135 108% 163 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 138 Splatting 122 104% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 9,137 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 138 115 104 96 99 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 998 Write 93.3 Mixed 145 SusWrite 119 72% 339 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 38.7 163% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 472 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 150 146% 242 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 167%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 794GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 173 177 176 182 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 146 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 174 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 107%
Rocketfish 4GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 0222 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.3 8.1 8.1 7.5 8.2 8.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	5.95% Terrible	Read 17.9 Write 5 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 7.9 10% 8.88 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.95% Great: 6%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 52GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 44 20 20 26 43 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	35% Below average	Read 130 Write 67 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 36.8 97% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3 196% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 32 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 29.3 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 106%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,867x
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,397x
Core i5-8400Intel $126Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	775x

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 $95Bench 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 $280	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16