Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.6% 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	42.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190604
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '19 at 22:14
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 239 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 632 70% 550 Pts	64-Core 661 41% 661 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1200 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.7.3 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.6% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 58.5 Parallax 73.8 52% 65.3 fps	MRender 62.5 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 52.1 48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 74 16 66 75 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 463 Write 336 Mixed 26 SusWrite 103 51% 232 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 13.6 4K Mixed 1.2 43% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 24.4 49% 97.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 100%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 5.4 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.7 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 37 Write 3.3 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 4.5 13% 13.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.1 124% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 17%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 36 Write 11.5 Mixed 17 SusWrite 4.9 19% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.4 160% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 1x8GB 3,962 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 12.6 MC Mixed 11.2 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.7 SC Mixed 11.2 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 49%

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

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,856x
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,389x
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 $163	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