Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210906
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '23 at 13:33
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 88.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 234
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 642
70% 555 Pts
64-Core 599
37% 599 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 560-B
Dell(1028 1703) 2GB
CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
17.3% Very poor
Lighting 20.2
Reflection 28.4
Parallax 28.5
16% 25.7 fps
MRender 27.1
Gravity 23.4
Splatting 20
19% 23.5 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17.3%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
870GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 108 74 48 98 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 79.2
Write 87.3
Mixed 22.4
SusWrite 87.3
50% 69.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSC.16FB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 29.7
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 24.8
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 69.1
58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,176 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: 70% - Very good Total price: $633
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