Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics110% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191105
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateMar 16 '20 at 15:49
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 150
2-Core 260
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,116
102% 857 Pts
64-Core 1,564
97% 1,564 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 142
Parallax 138
116% 141 fps
MRender 173
Gravity 126
Splatting 101
105% 133 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 110%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,054
Write 2,295
Mixed 1,525
437% 1,958 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 71.3
252% 92.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,044
DQ Write 867
DQ Mixed 925
701% 945 MB/s
Poor: 124% Great: 267%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 199 201 201 202 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 182
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 199
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 24.5
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 35.6
SC Mixed 26.4
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 93%

 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%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

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