Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 162%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 170%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics157% 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 Drive418% 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 R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '19 at 13:31
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,225
108% 917 Pts
64-Core 1,741
108% 1,741 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3798 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 216
Reflection 225
Parallax 231
176% 224 fps
MRender 258
Gravity 212
Splatting 145
161% 205 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 157%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
697GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2384 2396 2387 2475 2485 2464 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
418% Outstanding
Read 2,774
Write 2443
Mixed 1,374
SusWrite 2,432
506% 2,256 MB/s
4K Read 60.7
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 87.7
309% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,527
DQ Write 1,345
DQ Mixed 1413
1,066% 1,428 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 418%
Great: 425%
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 611 611 612 613 611 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 1,568
Write 839
Mixed 1,308
SusWrite 642
243% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 74.4
262% 98.2 MB/s
DQ Read 940
DQ Write 1,180
DQ Mixed 841
695% 987 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 230%
Great: 215%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 188 187 188 188 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 180
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 188
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 27.3
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 27.8
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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System: Alienware Aurora R8

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