Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics101% 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 Drive78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory4.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 02:06
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
54.3% Above average
Memory 47
1-Core 114
2-Core 197
64% 119 Pts
4-Core 331
8-Core 524
53% 427 Pts
64-Core 833
52% 833 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 128
Parallax 127
109% 129 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 105
Splatting 91.4
87% 109 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 101%
Great: 134%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Dell(1028 08F7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.3% Terrible
Lighting 5.97
Reflection 6.15
Parallax 3.53
5% 5.22 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 6.83
Splatting 14.4
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.3%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 100 88 86 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 696
Write 126
Mixed 186
SusWrite 96.2
60% 276 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 26.5
104% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 464
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 161
155% 254 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 167%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
928GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 186 190 189 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 179
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 188
106% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%
Seagate Portable 1TB
704GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 40 41 39 40 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
21.5% Poor
Read 34.2
Write 35
Mixed 35.3
SusWrite 40.3
27% 36.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
44.5% Average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15.9
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 6.7
22% 7.7 GB/s
Latency 172
23% 172 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Aurora R8

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