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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive139% 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 (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191223
Uptime4 Days
Run DateAug 03 '20 at 01:59
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 290
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 577
8-Core 967
94% 772 Pts
64-Core 1,014
63% 1,014 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 99%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08F7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 7.97
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 8.62
6% 9.57 fps
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 16.4
11% 11.9 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.23
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 118
Reflection 110
Parallax 112
96% 113 fps
Gravity 108
Splatting 95.5
89% 102 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 805 147 121 124 115 112 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 1,207
Write 300
Mixed 381
SusWrite 237
116% 531 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 35.4
166% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 299
300% 505 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 139%
Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
882GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 194 191 193 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 187
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 192
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.8% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 21.1
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.9
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 20.4
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 65.8%
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 1,742 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: $452
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