Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive310% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200220
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 04 '20 at 04:59
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 85.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 294
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 971
93% 770 Pts
64-Core 1,071
66% 1,071 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3794 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 174
Reflection 182
Parallax 174
142% 177 fps
Gravity 135
Splatting 113
108% 124 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 1169 1319 1382 1397 1364 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
310% Outstanding
Read 2,411
Write 2,198
Mixed 1,766
SusWrite 1,304
430% 1,919 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 74.2
244% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,437
DQ Write 1,188
DQ Mixed 1,314
984% 1,313 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 310%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 200 201 201 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 195
Mixed 85
SusWrite 199
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.7% Good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 22.2
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 17.7
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $449
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