Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.
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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190401
Uptime6 Days
Run DateAug 27 '19 at 23:33
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 619
8-Core 1,207
108% 913 Pts
64-Core 1,186
73% 1,186 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 12FE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 118
Parallax 120
103% 121 fps
MRender 167
Gravity 121
Splatting 95.9
101% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,080
Write 1600
Mixed 1,256
364% 1,645 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 69.8
242% 88.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,057
DQ Write 1,265
DQ Mixed 794
700% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
416GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 157 160 161 160 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 172
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 160
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43DB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 23.7
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 24.6
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,740 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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