Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	165% 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	259% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	54.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	May 22 '20 at 02:12
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,172 102% 869 Pts	64-Core 1,154 71% 1,154 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan RTX-$1,393 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 168% Nvidia(10DE 12A3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	165% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 239 Parallax 246 186% 238 fps	MRender 271 Gravity 232 Splatting 150 171% 217 fps
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 179%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 1018 1245 1333 1612 1442 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2,526 Write 1971 Mixed 1,654 SusWrite 1,274 415% 1,856 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 57.2 188% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 238 234% 395 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 435%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 554GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 323 401 365 399 355 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 434 Mixed 398 SusWrite 362 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 38.4 128% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 197 157% 226 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 126%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 698GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 415 429 422 431 430 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 487 Write 426 Mixed 255 SusWrite 424 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 37.3 4K Mixed 21.8 88% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 97.7 DQ Mixed 138 127% 204 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX3000C15/16GX 01980000802C KHX3000C15/16GX 0198000080AD KHX3000C15/16GX 0198000080AD KHX3000C15/16GX 64GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 35.6 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 28.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	356x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	331x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	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) $35	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