Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210623
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 21:40
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 273 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 823 84% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,085 67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 372D) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 178 Parallax 196 145% 184 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 162 Splatting 132 132% 166 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Optane+931GBHDD 1TB 654 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 848GB free (System drive) Firmware: 17.9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 28 29 85 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 256 Write 38.6 Mixed 274 SusWrite 37.8 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 168 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 112 445% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 873 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 280 268% 442 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 92%
CT2000BX500SSD1 2TB 12,882 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 443 426 434 433 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 506 Write 441 Mixed 412 SusWrite 340 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 23.8 99% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 1.1 68% 159 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
EDB53616 CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 2x16GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 34.4 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 29.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 55: 8R 3G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
55%	40%	43	305	222	60	27"	1920 1080	HPN354B HP 27f

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System: Alienware Aurora R7

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,867x
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,397x
Core i5-8400Intel $126Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	775x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,306x
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 $95Bench 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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16