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 (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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	286% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '20 at 01:39
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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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 i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,089 99% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,078 67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 145 Reflection 138 Parallax 136 118% 140 fps	Gravity 127 Splatting 102 100% 115 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf010t8 NVMe INTEL 1024GB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 823GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7003 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 890 850 903 917 912 909 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,377 Write 1,320 Mixed 1,296 SusWrite 897 327% 1,472 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 81.6 278% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,271 DQ Write 972 DQ Mixed 1,101 829% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 285%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 210 212 212 211 210 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 155 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 208 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB 2,831 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 26 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 26.9 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	357x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	331x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	228x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	339x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	56x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	158x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	149x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16