Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 160%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 165%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics155% 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 Drive254% 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.
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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 09 '20 at 02:09
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 153
2-Core 308
102% 186 Pts
4-Core 586
8-Core 1,168
103% 877 Pts
64-Core 1,642
102% 1,642 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3757 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
155% Outstanding
Lighting 211
Reflection 221
Parallax 225
172% 219 fps
MRender 263
Gravity 214
Splatting 143
162% 207 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 155%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1879 940 894 915 897 914 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 1493
Write 2,298
Mixed 1,655
SusWrite 1,073
369% 1,630 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 82.7
280% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,031
DQ Write 863
DQ Mixed 963
717% 952 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 254%
Great: 306%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42
266GB free
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 337 105 104 107 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 447
Write 257
Mixed 327
SusWrite 200
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 39.9
153% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 199
171% 249 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 89%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
403GB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 159 158 161 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 149
Write 140
Mixed 85
SusWrite 159
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 04CD F4-3600C16-16GVKC 32GB
3600, 3600 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 43.7
MC Write 44.7
MC Mixed 37.2
120% 41.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 50.1
SC Mixed 32.7
100% 34.9 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,733 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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