Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	203% 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.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	59.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '24 at 22:34
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 259 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 853 84% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 94%

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: 472.12 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv2t04 NVMe TOSHIBA 2048GB 1,462 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: AFDA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 973 974 990 986 999 1000 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,723 Write 1,050 Mixed 607 SusWrite 987 242% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 38.4 146% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 654 DQ Write 657 DQ Mixed 318 332% 543 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 259%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 193 193 193 190 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 181 Mixed 23.1 SusWrite 193 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% 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 above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 29.7 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 28.9 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.5% 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	72	60	50	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0F9 Dell AW3418DW

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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	2,864x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,392x
Core i5-8400Intel $129Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	774x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,302x
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	845x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	164x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $300	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 $40	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