Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics125% 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 Drive309% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R7  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0VDT73
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181009
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 04 '19 at 05:56
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 1,012
95% 788 Pts
64-Core 1,247
77% 1,247 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
125% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 189
Parallax 183
140% 181 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 171
Splatting 123
112% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
922GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1629 1652 1676 1627 1594 956 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
309% Outstanding
Read 1409
Write 1568
Mixed 1,299
SusWrite 1,522
328% 1,450 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 210
4K Mixed 104
346% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,220
DQ Write 1,110
DQ Mixed 1,199
890% 1176 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 309%
Great: 355%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
31GB free
Firmware: CXA75D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,781
Write 1,469
Mixed 452
272% 1,234 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 74.4
260% 95.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,309
DQ Write 1,207
DQ Mixed 1,066
853% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 306%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 500GB
28GB free
Firmware: 1012
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 307
Write 320
Mixed 213
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 39
4K Mixed 20.8
79% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 25.7
48% 95.6 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 27.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 37.9
SC Mixed 27.8
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,186 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 83%
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System: Alienware Aurora R7

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $633
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