Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive255% 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
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190314
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateMay 25 '19 at 23:53
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 139
2-Core 278
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 1155
100% 857 Pts
64-Core 1,152
71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 122
Parallax 134
102% 127 fps
MRender 176
Gravity 123
Splatting 100
105% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv2t04 NVMe TOSHIBA 2048GB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: AFDA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1650 971 988 990 989 1000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 1,905
Write 1,936
Mixed 1,404
SusWrite 1,098
356% 1,586 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 62.9
226% 87.1 MB/s
DQ Read 814
DQ Write 1,088
DQ Mixed 753
624% 885 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 255%
Great: 259%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 186 186 156 186 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 176
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 180
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
Seagate Portable 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 123 122 124 124 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 120
Write 123
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 123
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XN205T-MIE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
59.4% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 17.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.7
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59.4%
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 1,733 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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