Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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 Drive	245% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '19 at 17:36
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 833 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,076 67% 1,076 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 94%

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: 441.20 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 190 Parallax 190 147% 187 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 173 Splatting 125 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 3,743 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1128 1152 1128 1139 1132 1151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,586 Write 1,249 Mixed 1,400 SusWrite 1,138 302% 1,344 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 70.2 235% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 937 685% 897 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 237%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 236GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 157 161 163 163 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 94 Write 103 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 161 69% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 6TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 174 169 173 173 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 134 Write 168 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 174 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 260% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 715GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 86 86 86 84 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 110 Write 138 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 82.5 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 256% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 142 146 148 147 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 145 Write 151 Mixed 105 SusWrite 146 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 327% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 115 113 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 97.2 Write 129 Mixed 97 SusWrite 115 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 482% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 992GB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 93 92 95 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 72 Write 94.3 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 92.2 115% 82 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 192% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 5.5TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 180 181 178 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 137 Write 174 Mixed 107 SusWrite 180 208% 149 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.9 236% 5.4 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD 0000AD01 HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 00009B0010D8 BLE8G4D26AFEA.16FBD 0000AD01 HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 24.4 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%

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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 $130Bench 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