Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '19 at 19:42
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 744 78% 624 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Dell(1028 3794) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 2146 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.5% Good	Lighting 89.2 Reflection 83.6 Parallax 73 73% 81.9 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 73.9 60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 728GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 124 87 164 162 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 163 Write 179 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 129 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 113%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 12GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 4.6 5.4 4.8 4.8 5.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	7.3% Terrible	Read 19 Write 16.5 Mixed 1.8 SusWrite 6.1 13% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 54% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.3% Great: 17%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.7 3.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	7.43% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 3 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 4.6 10% 9.15 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 2.5 126% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.43% Great: 19%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 7,781 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 12 11 12 12 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	5.8% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 5 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 11.4 12% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.8% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43DB2-CTD 1x8GB 1,083 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	46.7% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 12.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.4 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 48%

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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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16