Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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 Drive	223% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181015
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 04:25
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 801 81% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,015 63% 1,015 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 159 Parallax 167 135% 164 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 145 Splatting 109 116% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1480 382 388 397 386 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,853 Write 1,481 Mixed 1,219 SusWrite 568 286% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.8 218% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,144 DQ Write 976 DQ Mixed 770 656% 963 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 242%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 921GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 448 453 473 455 437 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 462 Mixed 437 SusWrite 446 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 52.8 175% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 350 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 187 188 185 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 179 Mixed 81 SusWrite 185 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 64GB 8,040 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 28GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 23.7 Write 9 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 13.1 16% 13.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.4 151% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x16GB 5,437 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 32.5 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 30.6 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	356x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	331x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	228x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	339x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	56x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	158x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	149x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16