Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	100% 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	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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '22 at 12:08
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 249 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 895 82% 689 Pts	64-Core 1,168 72% 1,168 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 246 241 221 231 203 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 357 Write 370 Mixed 451 SusWrite 239 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 47.3 176% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 433 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 290 242% 353 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 193%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$105 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 369GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,373 Write 7,048 Mixed 7,639 1,714% 7,687 MB/s	4K Read 716 4K Write 236 4K Mixed 344 1,651% 432 MB/s	DQ Read 1,466 DQ Write 783 DQ Mixed 888 723% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 137%
Seagate Fast SSD 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 104GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 284 284 284 285 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 350 Write 333 Mixed 293 SusWrite 279 71% 314 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 38 4K Mixed 26 87% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 77.5 72% 111 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 191 193 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 169 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 191 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 208 208 207 207 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 227 Write 199 Mixed 89.1 SusWrite 206 132% 180 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 1.1 279% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 124 128 128 128 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 129 Write 131 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 126 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 313698041100 XRMWRN-HYA 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2800, 2800 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 28.6 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 98%

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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	2,869x
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,397x
Core i5-8400Intel $125Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	776x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,307x
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 i5-12600K $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 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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