Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	57.8% 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 Drive	252% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 03:47
Run Duration	80 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 932 96% 772 Pts	64-Core 1283 79% 1283 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Dell(1028 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 74.5 Parallax 68.7 58% 71.5 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 70.8 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,770 Write 1,406 Mixed 1,439 411% 1,871 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 26.8 166% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 55.3 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 28.5 64% 124 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 254%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 00009B001100 BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 00002C0F 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 26.7 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 28.4 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 80%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,851x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,384x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	769x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,294x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,037x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	663x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	841x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	163x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	551x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	548x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	491x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16