Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% 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	130% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	15.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '22 at 23:35
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 213 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 776 74% 615 Pts	64-Core 967 60% 967 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 100%

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: 522.25 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.4% Above average	Lighting 70 Reflection 72.9 Parallax 67.9 57% 70.3 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 65.6 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 245 231 221 221 224 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 1,486 Write 372 Mixed 358 SusWrite 238 133% 614 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 35.8 130% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 288 235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 193%
Seagate 600 120GB-$108 655 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 92GB free Firmware: C675 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 287 249 110 137 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 433 Write 130 Mixed 180 SusWrite 194 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 18.6 73% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 49.7 DQ Mixed 71.1 67% 110 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 90%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 370GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 462 460 472 476 477 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 403 Mixed 378 SusWrite 466 94% 414 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 41.3 129% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 177 176 178 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 195 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 176 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 146% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 108%
DaneElec MicroUSB 16GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 15GB free, PID 0008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 7.3 8.1 7.9 7.4 7.7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 155 Write 6.7 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 7.4 37% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 82% 7.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown SP008GXLZU266BSA 009C3616 M378A1K43CB2-CTD 009C3616 SP008GXLZU266BSA 24GB 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65% Good	MC Read 23.7 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 19.6 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 20.5 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,864x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,392x
Core i5-8400Intel $128Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	774x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,302x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,041x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	664x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	845x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	164x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	553x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	551x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	495x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16