Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	263% 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 10:36
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 1,188 101% 871 Pts	64-Core 1,168 72% 1,168 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 159 Parallax 164 133% 162 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 143 Splatting 109 114% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB 7,642 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1147 774 793 793 793 798 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,059 Write 1,428 Mixed 1,379 SusWrite 850 319% 1,429 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 73.4 242% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,481 DQ Write 933 DQ Mixed 914 760% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 267%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 838GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 358 447 453 454 452 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 382 Write 458 Mixed 337 SusWrite 411 90% 397 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 51.9 166% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 311GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 357 446 452 453 451 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 473 Mixed 432 SusWrite 410 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 53 168% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 37.5 Write 31.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 36.7 46% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1 193% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX3200C18D4/16G 0198000080AD KHX3200C18D4/16G 01980000802C KHX3200C18D4/16G 0198000080AD KHX3200C18D4/16G 64GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 36.2 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
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	342x
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 $295	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