Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	47.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '23 at 20:52
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 77.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 222 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 718 69% 569 Pts	64-Core 871 54% 871 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 4,056 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,792 Write 43 Mixed 87.8 203% 974 MB/s	4K Read 374 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 4.3 573% 127 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 331%
PNY ELITE 480GB 753 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 428GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 291 Write 252 Mixed 237 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 28.4 4K Mixed 15.5 58% 19.7 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 112 86% 117 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 111GB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 146 Write 165 Mixed 36.5 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 4x16GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 28.9 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 27.1 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	30	48.9"	1280 720	ACR06D5 EI491CR

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Gaming 91%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 83%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,865x
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	1,303x
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	846x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	164x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $82Bench 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 $293	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