Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	308% 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 19:11
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 814 86% 687 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 123 Parallax 126 106% 126 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 127 Splatting 103 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TB 15,624 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 874GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1761 1517 1515 1500 1486 1507 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 1643 Write 1,716 Mixed 1148 SusWrite 1,548 341% 1,514 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 73.5 260% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,666 DQ Write 1,379 DQ Mixed 1,487 1,123% 1,511 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 334%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 176 177 177 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 161 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 176 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
WD WD120EMFZ-11A6JA0 12TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 11TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 196 202 206 202 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 202 Mixed 122 SusWrite 202 132% 180 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 2.6 450% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 36.3 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 118%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	356x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	331x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 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: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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