Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	154% 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	223% 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.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '19 at 13:20
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 151 2-Core 296 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1157 104% 877 Pts	64-Core 1,640 102% 1,640 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 221 Parallax 249 179% 230 fps	MRender 317 Gravity 140 Splatting 115 146% 191 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 951 721 719 726 722 721 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,612 Write 1,642 Mixed 570 SusWrite 760 256% 1,146 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 63.8 218% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,214 DQ Write 778 DQ Mixed 782 641% 925 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 380GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 164 166 167 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 205 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 164 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
Generic Flash Disk 32GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 28GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 9.7 9.6 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.52% Terrible	Read 21.8 Write 15.8 Mixed 18.5 SusWrite 10.3 22% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.5 34% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.52% Great: 21%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 24.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 33.4 SC Mixed 26 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 97%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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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	340x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 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 $274	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 $184	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