Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% 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	313% 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 17:01
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 103% 190 Pts	4-Core 628 8-Core 1,258 111% 943 Pts	64-Core 1,240 77% 1,240 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 157 Parallax 153 130% 156 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 138 Splatting 102 111% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 2,759 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 665GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1317 1250 1536 1583 1535 1518 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,117 Write 2,217 Mixed 1,533 SusWrite 1,456 412% 1,831 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 78.3 266% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,255 DQ Write 1,298 DQ Mixed 986 822% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 312%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 335GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 448 419 426 432 439 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 455 Mixed 445 SusWrite 438 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 51.7 171% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 181 187 194 188 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 195 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 188 110% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 860GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 115 114 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 166 Write 121 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 115 152% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB 1,806 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.7 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 29.5 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 97%

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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 $295	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16