Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics58.3% 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 Drive120% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit색,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171006
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 28 '17 at 06:44
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 77.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 240
80% 146 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 547
68% 517 Pts
64-Core 686
42% 686 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Dell(1028 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Lighting 74.5
Reflection 74
Parallax 61.8
61% 70.1 fps
MRender 65.6
Gravity 63.9
Splatting 66.5
54% 65.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 2,158
Write 52.9
Mixed 72.7
159% 761 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 18
4K Mixed 20
66% 19.4 MB/s
DQ Read 400
DQ Write 67.8
DQ Mixed 17.8
68% 162 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 120%
Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 159
Write 106
Mixed 140
102% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.2
86% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 12.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 13.1
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 84.7
47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 42%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,183 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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HDDRAMUSB
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