Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics68.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive128% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateNov 26 '18 at 03:31
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 99
2-Core 195
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 684
65% 540 Pts
64-Core 945
58% 945 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 78%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.2% Good
Lighting 77.8
Reflection 90.3
Parallax 73.2
63% 80.5 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 78.4
Splatting 102
78% 94 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 208 196 170 177 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 1,448
Write 329
Mixed 384
SusWrite 200
128% 590 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 38.8
133% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 434
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 197
197% 318 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 128%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 180 182 180 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 170
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 180
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 100%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 26
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 19.5
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,183 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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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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