Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190117
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 14:08
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 262
88% 161 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 790
78% 636 Pts
64-Core 1,070
66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 86.9%
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: 419.17
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.1% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 146
Parallax 88.7
109% 123 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 89
Splatting 62.9
59% 73.1 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 212 222 213 187 193 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 122
Write 200
Mixed 374
SusWrite 214
52% 228 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 37.9
138% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 398
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 288
236% 339 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 193%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
439GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 408 414 445 446 446 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 440
Mixed 380
SusWrite 434
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 48.3
165% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 352
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB
26GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 3.7 4.5 3.8 4.7 3.9 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
6.65% Terrible
Read 25.7
Write 6.3
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 4.2
11% 10.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 2.1
99% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.65%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 24
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 17.1
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,176 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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