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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	137% 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '22 at 12:15
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 911 81% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,174 73% 1,174 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$50 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 15 247 310 316 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,456 Write 191 Mixed 247 SusWrite 206 113% 525 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 47.2 175% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 436 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 184 159% 246 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 193%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 369GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 505 508 507 508 506 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 82% Great: 137%
Seagate Fast SSD 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 104GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 284 285 285 285 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 350 Write 301 Mixed 294 SusWrite 279 69% 306 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 26.1 87% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 130 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 72.2 69% 108 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 192 189 192 192 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 180 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 190 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 205 201 208 207 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 244 Write 179 Mixed 97.4 SusWrite 204 132% 181 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.1 267% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 130 129 128 130 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 129 Write 86.7 Mixed 99.7 SusWrite 128 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73.8% 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	94% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 29.1 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 94% 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	2,886x
Core i7-8700KIntel $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,401x
Core i5-8400Intel $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	781x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,313x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,050x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	670x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	851x
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	553x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	503x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $431

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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