Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 163% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	156% 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	328% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	56.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '19 at 19:56
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 310 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 1,103 104% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,580 98% 1,580 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3801 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 225 Parallax 232 176% 224 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 206 Splatting 140 158% 202 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 2048GB 331 User benchmarks, average bench 257% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: EXB72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1830 2304 2312 1818 1150 1140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,195 Write 2,318 Mixed 1,700 SusWrite 1,759 449% 1993 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 76.6 255% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,388 DQ Write 1,037 DQ Mixed 1165 884% 1,196 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 330%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XN205T-MIE 4x16GB 187 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 31.6 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 31.9 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	337x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	230x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	343x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	170x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	159x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	151x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	139x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16