Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	119% 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	226% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '21 at 18:01
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 79.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 240 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 726 74% 598 Pts	64-Core 912 56% 912 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 100%

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: 465.89 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 178 Parallax 178 130% 172 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 168 Splatting 113 109% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1186 1167 1135 1037 944 775 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,255 Write 1,312 Mixed 670 SusWrite 1,041 292% 1,319 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 52.4 174% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 550 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 383 288% 393 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 306%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 861GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 358 370 384 386 396 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 312 Write 304 Mixed 298 SusWrite 376 73% 322 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 37 4K Mixed 26.1 83% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 132 96% 124 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 538GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 358 242 65 53 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 330 Write 386 Mixed 318 SusWrite 188 69% 305 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 26 84% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 92.8 78% 112 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 159 163 167 168 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 139 Mixed 18 SusWrite 164 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.4 123% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 8TB 825 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 123 125 129 130 130 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 85.2 Write 129 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 115 73% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.7 232% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 89%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 176 183 173 173 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 176 Write 182 Mixed 121 SusWrite 178 223% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 86%
WD My Passport 0829 2TB 97 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 2TB free, PID 0829 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 96 96 97 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 96.5 Write 97.6 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 95.9 105% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 4x16GB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	84% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 26.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 24.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 80.7 50% 80.7 ns
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 90%

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Workstation 83%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,855x
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,388x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	773x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,299x
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 $98Bench 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	493x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $478

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16