Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '20 at 15:39
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 298 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 920 95% 768 Pts	64-Core 910 56% 910 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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: 2355 MHz, MLim: 3798 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 144 Reflection 140 Parallax 142 117% 142 fps	Gravity 139 Splatting 114 110% 126 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,059 Write 1,044 Mixed 815 286% 1,306 MB/s	4K Read 60.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 80.4 278% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,568 DQ Write 1,105 DQ Mixed 1039 856% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 484GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 479 484 488 489 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 479 Mixed 448 SusWrite 482 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 58.8 198% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 465GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 177 176 177 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 171 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 174 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
Sony QD-G64F 61GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 51GB free, PID 0c55 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 329 Write 166 Mixed 210 274% 235 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 10.5 700% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 19.2 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 12 802% 13.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E000080AD CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E0000802C CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E000080AD CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 37.3 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 31.4 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	338x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	230x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	171x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	159x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	88x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	160x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	152x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	139x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16