Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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.
Boot Drive155% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '18 at 21:00
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 559
8-Core 990
93% 775 Pts
64-Core 1206
75% 1206 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB; alienware
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 181
Parallax 164
143% 173 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 174
Splatting 119
110% 136 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 2,456
Write 242
Mixed 568
232% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 23
129% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 30.4
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 20.8
34% 62.7 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 155%
Great: 193%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 182
Mixed 159
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 1.21
4K Write 2.24
4K Mixed 0.35
131% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.3% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 15.2
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,184 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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