Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive233% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191223
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 07 '20 at 05:46
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 57%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Memory 83.6
1-Core 147
2-Core 292
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 1,098
99% 835 Pts
64-Core 1,127
70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 133
Parallax 135
113% 135 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 127
Splatting 104
109% 138 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 109%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1019 765 769 744 751 755 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,790
Write 1,972
Mixed 1,342
SusWrite 800
331% 1,476 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 61.7
205% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 1,146
DQ Write 1,048
DQ Mixed 918
738% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 137%
This bench: 233%
Great: 283%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
589GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 70 126 166 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 165
Write 84.3
Mixed 68
SusWrite 95.8
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
336GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 76 75 78 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
51.8% Above average
Read 104
Write 114
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 76
67% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 24.9
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 20.5
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,738 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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HDDRAMUSB
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