Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics124% 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 Drive260% 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.
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 R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 04:06
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 159
2-Core 322
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 670
8-Core 1,329
118% 999 Pts
64-Core 1,323
82% 1,323 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3710 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 168
Parallax 172
137% 170 fps
MRender 186
Gravity 144
Splatting 107
115% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1141 304 307 309 309 308 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 2,261
Write 1,303
Mixed 1182
SusWrite 446
287% 1,298 MB/s
4K Read 65.4
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 85
288% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 982
DQ Write 1,399
DQ Mixed 995
807% 1,125 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 260%
Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 183 184 182 184 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 174
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 184
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 23.8
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 27.2
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,742 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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