Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	162% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R7 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0VDT73
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220119
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '22 at 13:19
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 257 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 896 83% 691 Pts	64-Core 1190 74% 1190 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: AADA4107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 281 285 299 269 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,834 Write 392 Mixed 388 SusWrite 276 156% 723 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 47.4 178% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 433 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 288 242% 354 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 193%
Seagate Fast SSD 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 169GB free Firmware: 0002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 286 286 285 285 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 349 Write 319 Mixed 295 SusWrite 280 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 26.4 88% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 118 92% 125 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 192 192 193 192 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 152 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 190 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 203 202 207 206 204 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 124%
Terra Master DAS 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 135 138 139 135 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 173 Write 163 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 136 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 313698041100 XRMWRN-HYA 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2933, 2933 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 30.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 29.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 65.5 61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.2% 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	2,878x
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,398x
Core i5-8400Intel $120Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	777x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,308x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,046x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	667x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshiba $33Bench 125%, 44,050 samples	847x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples	166x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	155x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	555x
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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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