Alienware Aurora R7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '21 at 14:09
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 87.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 264
89% 161 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 760
75% 615 Pts
64-Core 928
57% 928 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.3% Very good
Lighting 92.8
Reflection 107
Parallax 106
76% 102 fps
MRender 94.1
Gravity 93.9
Splatting 95.6
78% 94.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 123 101 95 102 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 502
Write 269
Mixed 281
SusWrite 109
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 28.1
126% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 143
111% 151 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
324GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 117 119 124 120 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 106
Write 130
Mixed 71.4
SusWrite 118
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 114%
USB Flash Disk 2GB
1GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 7 7 7 6.9 6.8 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
7.83% Terrible
Read 23.6
Write 6.2
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 6.9
11% 10.5 MB/s
4K Read 12.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
46% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.83%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-HYA 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.9% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.5
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 14.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R7 Builds (Compare 5,188 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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