Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	304% 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	28.6 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 14 '20 at 17:47
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 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 (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 263 95% 168 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 830 87% 698 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% 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 (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 123 Parallax 127 106% 127 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 127 Splatting 104 108% 137 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: 1772 1511 1509 1486 1492 1561 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 1,605 Write 1,484 Mixed 1243 SusWrite 1,555 332% 1,472 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 74.5 260% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,690 DQ Write 1220 DQ Mixed 1,478 1,098% 1,462 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 334%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 77 77 77 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 173 Write 87.5 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 84 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 109%
WD WD120EMFZ-11A6JA0 12TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 11TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 196 203 207 202 209 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 16.5 Write 204 Mixed 45 SusWrite 203 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 2.2 382% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 63.3% 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 (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 36 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 29.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% 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	357x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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