Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	127% 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	359% 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	16GB 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 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	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190117
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 24 '19 at 14:27
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 285 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 921 93% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,210 75% 1,210 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 430.64 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 190 Parallax 186 144% 184 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 173 Splatting 123 113% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1614 1540 1599 1639 1746 1763 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 2,810 Write 1,982 Mixed 1,345 SusWrite 1650 434% 1,947 MB/s	4K Read 62 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 86.2 298% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,291 DQ Write 1,129 DQ Mixed 1,157 882% 1,192 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 607GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 339 321 373 367 310 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 342 Mixed 318 SusWrite 339 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.5 186% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 180 178 177 176 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 178 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 176 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 107 107 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 90.8 Write 105 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 105 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 499GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 106 104 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	44.2% Average	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 105 123% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 22.6 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 26.8 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 88%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,860x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,390x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	774x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,302x
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	845x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	163x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	153x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	552x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	549x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 6,858 samples	495x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $428

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16