Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics124% 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 Drive317% 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 02XRCM
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190822
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 16:00
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 281
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 1,147
102% 864 Pts
64-Core 1,156
72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 161
Parallax 155
137% 162 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 147
Splatting 107
116% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
812GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1956 1509 1537 1563 1567 1550 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
317% Outstanding
Read 2,023
Write 2,358
Mixed 1,645
SusWrite 1,614
430% 1,910 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 78.3
264% 95.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,120
DQ Write 1,367
DQ Mixed 994
819% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 317%
Great: 312%
General UDisk 8GB
7GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 8.4 9.1 7.8 8.4 9.1 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
4.45% Terrible
Read 10.7
Write 5
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 8.3
9% 7.07 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.45%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 32.5
MC Mixed 24
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 26.7
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,734 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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