Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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 Drive	249% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 05:07
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,087 98% 823 Pts	64-Core 1,122 70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 160 Parallax 167 135% 164 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 143 Splatting 104 113% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 2,010 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1083 1017 1253 1212 1233 1208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,388 Write 1247 Mixed 695 SusWrite 1,168 252% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 53.3 202% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,488 DQ Write 1,240 DQ Mixed 1,065 879% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 261%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 116 128 128 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 86.5 Write 114 Mixed 98.5 SusWrite 124 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 189% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 34.8 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 28 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	357x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	228x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	339x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	56x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	158x
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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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