Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	73.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	59.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '24 at 03:27
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 800 81% 656 Pts	64-Core 961 60% 961 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.8% 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: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 255 264 256 252 250 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 392 Write 447 Mixed 363 SusWrite 266 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 21.5 83% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 343 261% 353 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 129%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 4,056 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 954GB free Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1646 1750 1751 1781 1791 1771 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2342 Write 1,582 Mixed 884 SusWrite 1,748 366% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 62.6 206% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 894 DQ Write 727 DQ Mixed 780 592% 800 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 331%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFST.16FD 4x16GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 30.6 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 26.4 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 106%

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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	60	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7000 C32R50x

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,887x
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,401x
Core i5-8400Intel $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	781x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,050x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	670x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $50Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	851x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	166x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	555x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	553x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	504x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $431

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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