Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	152% 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	48GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	34.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '21 at 03:05
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 as expected (54^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 256 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 828 80% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,004 62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Dell(1028 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.3% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 71 Parallax 66.4 57% 69.2 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 69.4 Splatting 64.9 54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 214 203 153 170 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,711 Write 987 Mixed 749 SusWrite 233 203% 920 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 50.4 164% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 713 DQ Write 97.4 DQ Mixed 184 191% 331 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 259%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 267GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 188 174 188 193 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 146 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 186 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP BL 5TB 976 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 116 115 112 120 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 90 Write 116 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 115 69% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 175% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 66%
Lacie P9230 4TB 348 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 168 155 166 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 147 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 162 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX2666C16/16G 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 3433980710EA KHX2666C16/16G 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 48GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 23.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 78%

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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	2,880x
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,401x
Core i5-8400Intel $120Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	778x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,309x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,048x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	667x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	848x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	166x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	555x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	552x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	499x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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