Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '23 at 02:16
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 85.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 250 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 748 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 932 58% 932 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.4% Very good	Lighting 98.2 Reflection 109 Parallax 99.6 80% 102 fps	MRender 94 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 96.1 78% 95.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 177 Write 346 Mixed 333 65% 285 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 39.7 141% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 432 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 279 236% 348 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 193%
Edge SE847 SSD 250GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 203GB free Firmware: N1007C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 481 Write 275 Mixed 269 75% 342 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 48 4K Mixed 26.9 97% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 59.3 DQ Mixed 85.4 74% 113 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 378GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 143 Write 110 Mixed 78.2 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
Lacie d2 Professional 8TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 4.5TB free Firmware: 235C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 212 Write 214 Mixed 171 149% 199 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.5 1,844% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 112%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 040B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 34.1 Write 36.3 Mixed 31.7 26% 34 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 159% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFRA266.C8FE 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 00009B06 CT8G4DFRA266.C8FE 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 26.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 26.3 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 87%

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Workstation 83%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,870x
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,397x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	776x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,307x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,044x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	665x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	847x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	165x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	554x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	551x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	497x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16