Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive218% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory41.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 16 '21 at 01:29
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 84.8
1-Core 135
2-Core 265
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 842
85% 691 Pts
64-Core 1,055
65% 1,055 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 147
Parallax 134
111% 139 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 122
Splatting 107
106% 134 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 108%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 637 636 629 592 444 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,811
Write 1,711
Mixed 656
SusWrite 624
267% 1,200 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 57.8
203% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,055
DQ Write 957
DQ Mixed 794
654% 935 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 218%
Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
648GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 155 155 153 155 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Read 150
Write 153
Mixed 104
SusWrite 154
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KHX2666C16/16G 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 3433980710EA KHX2666C16/16G 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 48GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.4% Very good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.8
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 24.4
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,227 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: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $428
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HDDRAMUSB
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