Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive168% 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 0R3FWM
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 03 '20 at 05:05
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
99% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 276
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 952
91% 753 Pts
64-Core 1226
76% 1226 Pts
Poor: 81%
This bench: 99%
Great: 102%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.23
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 144
Parallax 122
108% 133 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 132
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 316 316 316 317 317 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 1,206
Write 617
Mixed 1,017
SusWrite 324
176% 791 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 66.3
228% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 603
DQ Write 705
DQ Mixed 454
397% 587 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 168%
Great: 167%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 202 205 203 205 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 200
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 204
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 120%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XN205T-MIE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
58% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 18.8
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,742 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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