Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.3% 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 Drive144% 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.
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 (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 03 '20 at 14:17
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 74%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 82.1
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 631
67% 536 Pts
64-Core 660
41% 660 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.3% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 95.3
Parallax 104
84% 101 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 88.8
Splatting 75.3
77% 96.6 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 189 277 199 223 256 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 1,664
Write 629
Mixed 877
SusWrite 266
189% 859 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 37.5
153% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 623
DQ Write 59.3
DQ Mixed 428
290% 370 MB/s
Poor: 100%
This bench: 144%
Great: 241%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
78GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 143 139 143 141 144 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 165
Write 152
Mixed 77
SusWrite 140
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
67.5% Good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 22.8
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 20.8
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 88%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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