Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	114% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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 15:43
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (90^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)	105% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 911 96% 766 Pts	64-Core 926 57% 926 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% 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 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 139 Parallax 7.59 117% 96.8 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 139 Splatting 113 118% 149 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% 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 2,034 Write 1,003 Mixed 857 284% 1,298 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 82.2 283% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,558 DQ Write 1,098 DQ Mixed 1,021 846% 1,226 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: 469 485 485 490 487 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 458 Mixed 440 SusWrite 484 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.7 203% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 465GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 176 174 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 177 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 174 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.9% 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 330 Write 167 Mixed 214 277% 237 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 11.7 783% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 19.3 DQ Write 10.4 DQ Mixed 13 868% 14.2 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 41.1 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 37.2 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	337x
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	151x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	139x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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