Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	108% 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	82% 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	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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	41.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '22 at 20:52
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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-$180 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 79.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 245 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 750 73% 600 Pts	64-Core 1,008 62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 81.4% 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: 471.96 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	108% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 141 Parallax 142 112% 140 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 141 Splatting 119 105% 129 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 769GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 660 656 619 653 605 521 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 463 Write 171 Mixed 407 SusWrite 619 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 12.7 51% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 158 136% 207 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 347%
DAS TerraMaster 5TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 128 124 126 121 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 171 Write 185 Mixed 119 SusWrite 124 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 8% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 17%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 212 202 211 200 202 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
DAS TerraMaster 6TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 309GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 124 123 123 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 171 Write 204 Mixed 92.1 SusWrite 124 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 280% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 112%
DAS TerraMaster 3TB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 344GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 107 102 108 105 102 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 93.8 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 102 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 009C2B0C XRMWRN-HYA 009C2B0C XRMWRN-MIE 009C2B0C XRMWRN-HYA 64GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.1 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	6	144	27"	1280 720	DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 83%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,873x
Core i7-8700KIntel $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,397x
Core i5-8400Intel $120Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	776x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,308x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,045x
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	155x

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 i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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