Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	100% 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	254% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191223
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 00:44
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,092 99% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,209 75% 1,209 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 116 Parallax 118 107% 122 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 107 Splatting 86 88% 112 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB 7,642 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 237GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 715 793 796 799 800 793 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,154 Write 2,232 Mixed 1,546 SusWrite 783 376% 1,679 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 71.7 241% 85.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,118 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 927 719% 988 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 267%
Addlink SATA SSD 1TB 505 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 517GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 372 425 428 413 218 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 240 Mixed 363 SusWrite 348 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 32.3 126% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 205 180% 267 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43DB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43CB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43DB2-CTD 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 28.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 27.4 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 90%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	364x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	342x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	231x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	172x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	162x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	89x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	59x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	161x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	153x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	142x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16