Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.7% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190604
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '20 at 01:15
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 120 2-Core 244 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 629 71% 557 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0858) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Lighting 6.93 Reflection 9.04 Parallax 7.34 6% 7.77 fps	MRender 7.19 Gravity 6.2 Splatting 14.7 8% 9.38 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.7% Above average	Lighting 63.2 Reflection 63.3 Parallax 51.3 52% 59.3 fps	MRender 67.1 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 68.1 55% 67 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 440 419 426 439 434 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 397 Mixed 318 SusWrite 428 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 37.3 131% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 279 231% 332 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 133%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 391GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 34 32 33 34 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 97.5 Write 67.6 Mixed 34 SusWrite 32.9 42% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 53 53 53 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 132 Write 71.9 Mixed 75 SusWrite 54.5 62% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 190% 2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 110%
SDHC Card 8GB 4,464 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 19 20 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	8.36% Terrible	Read 20.4 Write 15.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 19.6 20% 15.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.36% Great: 13%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 15GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 17 17 17 7.9 17 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	6.87% Terrible	Read 19 Write 9.7 Mixed 12.4 SusWrite 14.1 18% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.87% Great: 8%
HooToo iPlugmate 127GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 113GB free, PID 1081 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 38 38 43 45 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 85.2 Write 27.6 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 40.3 52% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.8 118% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G266681 2x8GB 6,425 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.5% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 16.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 95%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,854x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,388x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,297x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,039x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	663x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	844x
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	552x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	548x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	491x

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Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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