Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive220% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 20 '19 at 01:11
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 88.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 282
93% 170 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 1116
100% 845 Pts
64-Core 1,052
65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 97.7%
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: 436.30
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.7% Very good
Lighting 85.3
Reflection 88.3
Parallax 69.8
70% 81.1 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 87.6
Splatting 76.9
73% 91.5 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1025 503 389 394 394 375 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,931
Write 1,630
Mixed 1,258
SusWrite 513
297% 1,333 MB/s
4K Read 48.8
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 66.6
229% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 901
DQ Write 944
DQ Mixed 721
598% 855 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 220%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
705GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 186 186 187 189 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 188
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 186
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
BUFFALO External HDD 2TB
2TB free, PID 01f0
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 192 192 186 193 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 181
Write 156
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 185
202% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
61% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 23.9
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.2%
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 1,742 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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HDDRAMUSB
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