Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive232% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190401
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 22:01
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 273
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 686
79% 614 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 120
Parallax 122
102% 123 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 124
Splatting 101
105% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
131GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 384 385 387 386 386 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 2,008
Write 1,524
Mixed 1,239
SusWrite 471
292% 1,311 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 70.3
239% 85.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,156
DQ Write 1,063
DQ Mixed 759
666% 993 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 232%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 208 203 207 206 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 201
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 206
126% 174 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 118%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 23.7
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 24.1
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,739 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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HDDRAMUSB
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