Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 178%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 164%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics204% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive148% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMar 10 '21 at 18:07
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 above expectations (64th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 86.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 261
88% 160 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 827
80% 660 Pts
64-Core 1030
64% 1030 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
EVGA(3842 3975) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
204% Outstanding
Lighting 300
Reflection 287
Parallax 313
244% 300 fps
MRender 341
Gravity 250
Splatting 179
201% 257 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 204%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 223 190 162 147 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
148% Outstanding
Read 1,624
Write 327
Mixed 364
SusWrite 188
135% 626 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 45.2
179% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 422
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 285
238% 345 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 148%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
939GB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 192 194 197 197 197 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Read 132
Write 124
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 196
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.2% Very good
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 22.8
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 26.3
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,182 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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