Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '24 at 02:08
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$184 746,287 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)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 859 82% 678 Pts	64-Core 1065 66% 1065 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.2% 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: 551.76 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 188 Parallax 179 138% 179 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 176 Splatting 122 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,336 Write 790 Mixed 558 266% 1,228 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 54.1 183% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 718 DQ Write 566 DQ Mixed 619 469% 634 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 306%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 130GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 472 472 478 480 477 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 469 Mixed 373 SusWrite 474 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 75.9 4K Mixed 49.7 162% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 450GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 472 472 478 480 477 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 477 Mixed 413 SusWrite 474 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 50.2 163% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 353 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 67GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 128 76 99 110 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 117 Write 111 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 119 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6CJR8N-VK 00002C0F 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2666, 2666 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 26.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 27.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 93%

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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	68	55	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ78E3 BenQ GW2760HL

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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	2,867x
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	1,306x
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 i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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