Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	250% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '19 at 00:51
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 318 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 1,264 112% 949 Pts	64-Core 1,240 77% 1,240 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Gigabyte(1458 37C2) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 122 Parallax 124 104% 124 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 123 Splatting 98.3 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GB 754 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1022 712 367 370 368 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 779 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 538 255% 1155 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 78.3 268% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 995 DQ Write 1,393 DQ Mixed 792 711% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 239%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 42GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 113 90 95 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 261 Write 128 Mixed 172 SusWrite 98.8 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 37.7 142% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 93.9 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 110 84% 112 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 73%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 255 255 254 254 254 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 425 Mixed 400 SusWrite 257 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 52.6 182% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 234 209% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 118%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 534GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 137 137 136 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 136 Write 142 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 137 79% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 24.1 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 26.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 88%

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Gaming 102%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	335x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	170x
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	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	138x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16