Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	262% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181009
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 01:46
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 593 8-Core 976 96% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,216 75% 1,216 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: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 169 Parallax 186 142% 177 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 180 Splatting 123 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1009 1087 1100 1118 1081 1030 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2526 Write 1,518 Mixed 673 SusWrite 1,071 320% 1,447 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 67.2 229% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 65.4 191% 389 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 306%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 907GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 155 156 155 155 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 156 Write 154 Mixed 38 SusWrite 155 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 2x16GB 368 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.3 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 98%

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

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Workstation 83%

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,854x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,388x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	771x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,297x
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 $95Bench 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	491x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16