Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	197% 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 Drive	142% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 22:19
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 276 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 863 87% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4083) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	197% Outstanding	Lighting 284 Reflection 276 Parallax 306 231% 289 fps	MRender 341 Gravity 250 Splatting 182 203% 258 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 257 223 207 209 201 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 1,490 Write 328 Mixed 320 SusWrite 231 128% 592 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 44.1 171% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 292 235% 332 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 193%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 529GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 466 466 467 477 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 416 Mixed 441 SusWrite 469 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 53.6 174% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 199 201 201 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 177 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 200 101% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 383998041100 XRMWRN-HYA 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2800, 2800 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 28.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 28.1 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 2: 0R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
2%	50%	4	90	4	144	23.8"	2048 1152	AOC2413 AG241QG

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,852x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,385x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,295x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,039x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	663x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	843x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	163x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	552x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	548x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	491x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16