Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	91.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	236% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

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System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '20 at 02:45
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 833 81% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,074 66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.2% Outstanding	Lighting 104 Reflection 105 Parallax 93.1 85% 101 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 121 Splatting 100 104% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 393 387 394 393 383 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,074 Write 815 Mixed 1,274 SusWrite 582 262% 1,186 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 71.8 250% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 997 DQ Write 820 DQ Mixed 772 615% 863 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 242%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1TB free Firmware: 411030RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 469 462 476 476 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 483 Mixed 393 SusWrite 465 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 49.9 174% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 242 210% 312 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$75 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 125GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1254 845 852 849 854 853 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1578 Write 2,040 Mixed 1,741 SusWrite 918 354% 1,569 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 74 260% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,095 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 994 746% 998 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 428GB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 122 130 131 129 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 171 Write 172 Mixed 77 SusWrite 128 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8266.M8FD 802C0000802C 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 859B0000802C CT8G4DFS8266.M8FD 802C0000802C 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 32GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 27 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 26.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 87%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	364x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	342x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	231x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	173x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	162x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	89x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	59x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	161x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	154x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	142x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $462

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16