Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 171% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	168% 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	286% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '19 at 22:01
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 999 97% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,153 71% 1,153 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan RTX-$1,477 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 168% Nvidia(10DE 12A3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	168% Outstanding	Lighting 233 Reflection 246 Parallax 248 190% 243 fps	MRender 275 Gravity 241 Splatting 156 176% 224 fps
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 179%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 855 1099 1301 1209 1292 1365 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,520 Write 1,964 Mixed 1,718 SusWrite 1,187 413% 1,847 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 74.9 247% 85.1 MB/s	DQ Read 876 DQ Write 727 DQ Mixed 790 595% 797 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 435%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 577GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 339 401 376 385 402 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 124 Mixed 186 SusWrite 363 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 43.2 141% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 180 158% 241 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 126%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 738GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 330 391 368 376 395 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 492 Write 408 Mixed 245 SusWrite 358 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 58.4 4K Mixed 28.5 108% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 161 168% 278 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX3000C15/16GX 01980000802C KHX3000C15/16GX 0198000080AD KHX3000C15/16GX 0198000080AD KHX3000C15/16GX 64GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 35.4 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 30 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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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	341x
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	57x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
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 $273	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 $177	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