Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics121% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime10.4 Days
Run DateMar 11 '19 at 22:58
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$263
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 138
2-Core 276
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 1,087
98% 825 Pts
64-Core 1,131
70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 178
Parallax 176
136% 174 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 165
Splatting 116
107% 132 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD71D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,215
Write 1,338
Mixed 1,162
346% 1,572 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 78.3
265% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 1,255
DQ Mixed 983
779% 1,072 MB/s
Poor: 110% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
861GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 182 192 197 199 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 182
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 190
116% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB
3TB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 162 162 161 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 169
Write 162
Mixed 122
SusWrite 162
208% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
133% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XN205T-MIE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
56.9% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 16.6
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.1
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,754 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: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $463
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HDDRAMUSB
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