Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	39.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	148% 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	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191105
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 13:12
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,106 100% 843 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 13AA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3994 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.6% Below average	Lighting 13.7 Reflection 132 Parallax 138 11% 94.5 fps	MRender 152 Gravity 105 Splatting 99.4 95% 119 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 321 321 318 322 316 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 2,033 Write 1,222 Mixed 1,143 SusWrite 331 262% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 53.3 4K Mixed 42.1 136% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 85.5 DQ Write 88.6 DQ Mixed 92.1 68% 88.7 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 255%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 441GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 501 501 501 501 504 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 240GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 174 173 174 175 175 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 145 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 171 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 35.7 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	357x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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