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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '20 at 20:28
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 126 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 744 78% 623 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 97.7 Reflection 91.3 Parallax 90.2 80% 93.1 fps	Gravity 86.9 Splatting 78 72% 82.5 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,011 Write 1,615 Mixed 1,277 362% 1,634 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 70.3 241% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 862 DQ Write 932 DQ Mixed 788 623% 861 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 242%
HFS500G32TND-N1A0A 500GB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 31GB free Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 436 423 421 352 226 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 414 Mixed 375 SusWrite 385 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 41.6 136% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 351 264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%
Hitachi HTS545050B9SA00 500GB 1,492 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 234GB free Firmware: PB4OC60X SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 62 64 64 64 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 62.2 Write 61.4 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 62.5 40% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 46%
Toshiba MQ01ACF050 500GB-$150 24,380 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 377GB free Firmware: AV001M SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 122 123 123 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 123 Write 115 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 122 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 30.5 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 28 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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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 $394Bench 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 $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 $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