Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive168% 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191105
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 02 '20 at 18:34
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 279
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 844
88% 704 Pts
64-Core 821
51% 821 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.6%
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: 441.66
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 122
Parallax 124
105% 125 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 124
Splatting 99.9
105% 133 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 326 312 310 311 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 1,297
Write 780
Mixed 1,020
SusWrite 314
190% 853 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 66.4
228% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 600
DQ Write 579
DQ Mixed 286
298% 489 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 168%
Great: 167%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 187 185 184 183 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 172
Mixed 81
SusWrite 184
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Seagate ST2000LM003 HN-M201RAD 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 2BE10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 129 127 126 127 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 112
Write 91.5
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 126
72% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.7
194% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 26.4
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 27.5
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,742 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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