Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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.
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	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '21 at 18:43
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$180 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 839 83% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 277 Parallax 178 138% 208 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 174 Splatting 122 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 2,374 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 40002E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,498 Write 533 Mixed 543 186% 858 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 61.5 217% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 995 DQ Write 414 DQ Mixed 364 359% 591 MB/s
Poor: 112% Great: 248%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 123 129 123 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 143 Write 126 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 126 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Expansion HDD 16TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 11.5TB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 220 217 218 218 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 229 Write 198 Mixed 123 SusWrite 218 141% 192 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 1.3 511% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 0000AD01 HMA82GU6DJR8N-VK 32GB 2666, 2666 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 26.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 28 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns

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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	2,874x
Core i7-8700KIntel $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,397x
Core i5-8400Intel $120Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	776x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,308x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,045x
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 $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16