Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 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.
Boot Drive257% 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '19 at 19:12
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 281
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 1,169
101% 864 Pts
64-Core 1,639
101% 1,639 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 158
Parallax 151
132% 157 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 143
Splatting 109
115% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1277 1318 1325 1323 1318 1322 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 1,637
Write 1,306
Mixed 940
SusWrite 1,314
291% 1,299 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 67.4
233% 84.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,110
DQ Write 631
DQ Mixed 577
508% 772 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 257%
Great: 248%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 191 193 198 199 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 184
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 194
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer U 16GB
13GB free, PID 55a5
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.8 4.8 5 5 5.1 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Read 32.2
Write 4
Mixed 9
SusWrite 5.1
13% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.9
132% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XN205T-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 31.2
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 46.1
SC Mixed 29.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 103%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,740 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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