Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory48GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory42.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220119
Uptime21 Days
Run DateMay 23 '22 at 23:04
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 76.8
1-Core 132
2-Core 263
85% 157 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 810
79% 649 Pts
64-Core 1,036
64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
56GB free
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,282
Write 1,225
Mixed 789
244% 1,098 MB/s
4K Read 61.1
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 81.9
280% 99.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,667
DQ Write 1,256
DQ Mixed 1191
964% 1,372 MB/s
Poor: 126% Great: 259%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
669GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 34 25 30 36 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
49.1% Average
Read 140
Write 37.6
Mixed 49.6
SusWrite 31.6
48% 64.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 49.1%
Great: 113%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
3GB free, PID 1f00
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 9.8 10 10 9.9 10 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
6.01% Terrible
Read 13.7
Write 5.8
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 9.6
10% 8.33 MB/s
4K Read 8.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
30% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.01%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KHX2666C16/16G 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 3433980710EA KHX2666C16/16G 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 48GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 24.8
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26.5
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,227 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware Aurora R7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $428
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HDDRAMUSB
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