Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '19 at 23:50
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 147 2-Core 277 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 1066 99% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 116 Parallax 119 103% 120 fps	MRender 167 Gravity 121 Splatting 96.5 101% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,016 Write 1,615 Mixed 1,245 360% 1,625 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 69 236% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,084 DQ Write 1,207 DQ Mixed 786 691% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 416GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 160 160 161 161 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 167 Mixed 85 SusWrite 160 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43DB2-CTD 2x8GB 1,733 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.8% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 23.9 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.8% 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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	358x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $394Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	57x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	149x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16