Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 135% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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	289% 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 (17%). 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, 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 21:35
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 959 92% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,415 88% 1,415 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 209 Parallax 218 162% 209 fps	MRender 245 Gravity 189 Splatting 128 147% 188 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 2,759 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 292GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 694 1417 1499 1534 1556 1540 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,149 Write 2,265 Mixed 1,619 SusWrite 1,373 416% 1,852 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 74.8 249% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,131 DQ Write 764 DQ Mixed 928 698% 941 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 312%
PNY CS3030 2TB SSD 2,666 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 1.5TB free Firmware: CS303224 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1823 1083 1012 962 936 972 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 995 Write 989 Mixed 669 SusWrite 1,132 213% 946 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 30.3 150% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 55.8 DQ Write 873 DQ Mixed 1,155 689% 695 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 315%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 43.2 Write 42.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 42.3 54% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 1.5TB 802 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 282GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 45 45 45 46 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 42 Write 41.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 44.8 54% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 44%
WD My Passport Essential 500GB 1,381 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 323GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 40 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 41.2 Write 34 Mixed 28 SusWrite 40.1 48% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A2K43DB1-CTD 2x16GB 266 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 25.7 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 18.5 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 93%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	333x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	168x
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	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	150x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16