Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 103%, 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	263% 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 (12%). 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	55.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 12:13
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 150 2-Core 276 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,179 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 1,177 73% 1,177 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan RTX-$1,477 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 226 Reflection 242 Parallax 251 184% 240 fps	MRender 275 Gravity 242 Splatting 148 174% 222 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: 917 1268 1437 1484 1457 1408 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 1,975 Mixed 1,635 SusWrite 1,328 418% 1,869 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 59.1 190% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 185 209% 378 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 435%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 554GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 366 406 367 361 348 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 436 Mixed 408 SusWrite 357 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 36.6 4K Mixed 37.3 122% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 99.4 DQ Mixed 178 147% 219 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 126%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 698GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 426 428 409 427 428 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 486 Write 424 Mixed 252 SusWrite 423 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 37.4 4K Mixed 26.1 94% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 94.7 DQ Mixed 134 125% 202 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.5% 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 way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 35.6 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 29 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	358x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x
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	57x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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