Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	260% 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	16GB 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 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 0R3FWM
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '20 at 16:54
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 261 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 857 83% 683 Pts	64-Core 1,133 70% 1,133 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 99.7 Reflection 110 Parallax 92.4 81% 101 fps	Gravity 94.7 Splatting 97.8 85% 96.2 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB 7,642 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1541 797 803 804 807 807 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,152 Write 2,165 Mixed 1,529 SusWrite 926 379% 1,693 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 72 242% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,140 DQ Write 763 DQ Mixed 907 689% 936 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 267%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 210GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 118 122 119 120 122 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 72.6 Write 86.1 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 118 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 105% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 106%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 172 173 168 176 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 137 Write 119 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 172 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 255% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%
Samsung D3 Station 4TB 1,261 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 6125 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 135 137 138 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 135 Write 106 Mixed 75 SusWrite 136 150% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 6,858 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 22.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 26.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 88%

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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 $396Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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