Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	225% 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	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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs, ,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '20 at 19:32
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 804 81% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,077 67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 250 247 244 245 243 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,126 Write 1,220 Mixed 1150 SusWrite 265 263% 1,190 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 79.4 268% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 920 684% 906 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 603GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 180 180 180 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 196 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 179 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 699GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 122 121 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69% Good	Read 118 Write 120 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 122 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 71%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 482GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 137 138 138 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 95.8 Write 162 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 137 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 34.2 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 45 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	361x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	339x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	231x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	172x
RTX 2080Nvidia $383Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	160x

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	161x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	152x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	140x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16