Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive46% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 15 '18 at 16:00
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 30%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9400F How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 74.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 213
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 734
76% 613 Pts
64-Core 732
45% 732 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.3% Very good
Lighting 91.9
Reflection 102
Parallax 83.7
75% 92.4 fps
MRender 86.2
Gravity 83.4
Splatting 87.1
70% 85.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 153 151 149 147 144 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
46% Average
Read 380
Write 304
Mixed 219
SusWrite 156
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 37.6
4K Mixed 12.7
55% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 39.1
DQ Mixed 80
65% 96.7 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 46%
Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
891GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 156 156 153 168 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 135
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 162
92% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 100%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 00009E0010D1 CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
69.4% Good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 20.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 22.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 90.9
44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,182 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier

System: Alienware Aurora R7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $633
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