Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	123% 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	231% 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	16GB 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 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 04:44
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$409 354,223 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 (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,145 104% 873 Pts	64-Core 1,570 97% 1,570 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 161 Parallax 167 137% 166 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 141 Splatting 106 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1221 380 395 394 397 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,148 Write 1,648 Mixed 1,272 SusWrite 517 310% 1,396 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 74 252% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 879 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 771 579% 776 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 242%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 135 134 136 137 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 175 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 135 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,647 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.3% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 22.1 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 88%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	356x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	331x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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