Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive148% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191105
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 13 '19 at 13:05
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.8
1-Core 146
2-Core 290
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 1,134
101% 852 Pts
64-Core 1,117
69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Nvidia(10DE 13AA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3976 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 137
Parallax 134
118% 139 fps
MRender 155
Gravity 106
Splatting 99.8
96% 120 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 108%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 321 322 320 320 315 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
148% Outstanding
Read 2,028
Write 1,224
Mixed 1,070
SusWrite 332
257% 1,164 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 44.4
134% 43.1 MB/s
DQ Read 84.7
DQ Write 92.8
DQ Mixed 86.6
66% 88 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 148%
Great: 255%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
441GB free
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 497 500 500 501 499 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
240GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 173 174 175 176 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 149
Mixed 75
SusWrite 173
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 35.8
113% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 44.4
SC Mixed 29.9
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 62.5
64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,733 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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