Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	163% 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	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '22 at 11:21
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 832 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Nvidia(10DE 14B2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 218 Parallax 211 196% 223 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 164 Splatting 133 144% 184 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$50 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 333 311 297 324 312 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 702 Write 206 Mixed 382 SusWrite 330 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 31.7 118% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 574 376% 440 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 193%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 377GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 506 241 774 507 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 82% Great: 137%
Seagate Fast SSD 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 101GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 287 284 286 283 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 310 Write 281 Mixed 263 SusWrite 280 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 16.3 4K Write 32.2 4K Mixed 23 71% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 118 92% 126 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 191 194 192 192 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 148 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 191 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 202 205 212 204 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 169 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 206 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1 262% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 129 128 128 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 138 Write 125 Mixed 93.9 SusWrite 127 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 313698041100 XRMWRN-HYA 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2933, 2933 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 29.7 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 41.7 SC Mixed 29.5 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 98%

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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