Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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.
Boot Drive	129% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '22 at 13:28
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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-$188 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 825 81% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 145 Parallax 134 109% 137 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 133 Splatting 123 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$50 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 277 257 282 253 253 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,099 Write 268 Mixed 365 SusWrite 262 109% 498 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 45.3 176% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 440 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 301 238% 336 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 193%
Seagate Fast SSD 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 158GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 285 284 283 284 284 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 344 Write 307 Mixed 284 SusWrite 280 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 26.1 87% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 76.3 70% 107 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 182 183 183 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 126 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 182 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 205 206 205 204 202 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 135 136 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 173 Write 165 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 135 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 313698041100 XRMWRN-HYA 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2800, 2800 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 29.1 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 98%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 83%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,899x
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,410x
Core i5-8400Intel $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	783x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,320x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,059x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	672x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	858x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	167x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	558x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	554x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	509x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $431

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