Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	122% 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	16GB 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 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	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 23:59
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 137 2-Core 275 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 809 85% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 445GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 370 383 366 348 332 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 473 Mixed 409 SusWrite 375 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 59.9 202% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
Intel Optane+931GBHDD 1TB 654 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: 15.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 137 141 138 107 94 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 6,858 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 23.1 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 26.5 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 3R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	31%	16	19	1	0	0"	1920 1080

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Gaming 91%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 83%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,853x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,386x
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	844x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	163x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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