Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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	110% 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	161% 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.

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

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '20 at 00:39
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 128 2-Core 292 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,130 101% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,089 67% 1,089 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 13AA) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 140 Parallax 137 118% 141 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 120 Splatting 98.2 102% 129 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 323 325 323 322 322 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 2129 Write 1,181 Mixed 1,087 SusWrite 339 261% 1,184 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 48.5 160% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 117 88% 116 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 255%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 303GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 895 486 487 485 487 486 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 185 193 198 199 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 155 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 191 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 35.9 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 44.4 SC Mixed 29.4 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	356x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	331x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	228x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	339x
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	56x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	158x
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: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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