Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall 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.
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.
Graphics105% 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 Drive214% 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 0R3FWM
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190822
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 02 '19 at 03:29
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 863
87% 704 Pts
64-Core 1,115
69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 124
Parallax 136
106% 130 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 127
Splatting 101
107% 135 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 608 610 611 613 613 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,534
Write 835
Mixed 1,290
SusWrite 616
238% 1,069 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 70.2
240% 87.3 MB/s
DQ Read 940
DQ Write 909
DQ Mixed 388
439% 745 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 214%
Great: 215%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 22.7
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 26.2
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,733 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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