Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics5.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180706
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 07 '18 at 21:52
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 88
1-Core 137
2-Core 246
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 877
86% 705 Pts
64-Core 1,109
69% 1,109 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Dell(1028 0858) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4758
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.57% Terrible
Lighting 8
Reflection 11.6
Parallax 8.19
6% 9.25 fps
MRender 8.38
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 0
4% 5.24 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.57%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 118 120 119 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 474
Write 147
Mixed 167
SusWrite 119
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 30
117% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 178
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 136
105% 144 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 196 197 196 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 190
Mixed 32
SusWrite 196
110% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.4
131% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 111%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KY7N41-MIE 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.8% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 14.2
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,177 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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