Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive244% 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 02XRCM
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 27 '19 at 22:44
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CHE-User
Background CPU4%
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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 i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 142
2-Core 289
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 1,128
100% 849 Pts
64-Core 1,131
70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.8% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 112
Parallax 106
94% 111 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 101
Splatting 82.7
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 494 396 396 399 398 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,120
Write 1,586
Mixed 1,290
SusWrite 567
309% 1,391 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 76
257% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 924
DQ Write 1,105
DQ Mixed 767
647% 932 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 244%
Great: 242%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 187 187 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 175
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 186
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
117GB free
Firmware: 0143
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 60 60 61 61 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
32% Below average
Read 51.3
Write 43.7
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 59.9
36% 49.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 32%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
55.3% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 16
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,742 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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