Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	146% 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	276% 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.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '20 at 16:42
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	63%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 86.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 286 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 862 80% 665 Pts	64-Core 1474 91% 1474 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 210 Parallax 199 160% 202 fps	MRender 252 Gravity 201 Splatting 130 152% 194 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 2,759 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 885GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1722 1469 1444 1459 1260 1334 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,899 Write 1,916 Mixed 1,443 SusWrite 1,448 377% 1,677 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 60.5 213% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,167 DQ Write 912 DQ Mixed 1024 770% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 312%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 196 197 196 195 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 192 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 196 113% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XN205T-MIE 2x16GB 521 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 28.6 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 18.8 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 111%

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

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Gaming 102%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	362x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	341x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	231x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	172x
RTX 2080Nvidia $383Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	160x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	88x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	161x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	152x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	141x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16