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 below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	174% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (90%). 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	59 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 01:51
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	90%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 82.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 693 73% 583 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3080) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 178 Reflection 171 Parallax 167 145% 172 fps	Gravity 155 Splatting 108 113% 132 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 575 507 285 142 329 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1153 Write 1,228 Mixed 972 SusWrite 324 206% 919 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 67.8 226% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 829 DQ Mixed 538 487% 740 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 282%
Pcie SSD 2TB 4,674 User benchmarks, average bench 222% 1.5TB free Firmware: EDFM00.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 334 367 384 542 379 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	156% Outstanding	Read 817 Write 289 Mixed 770 SusWrite 403 127% 570 MB/s	4K Read 13.8 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 48.8 160% 69.2 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 1,327 DQ Mixed 918 743% 1,032 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 309%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX3200C16D4/16GX 019800000198 KHX3200C16D4/16GX 0198000080AD KHX3200C16D4/16GX 019800000198 KHX3200C16D4/16GX 64GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 26.2 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 10.6 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	356x
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 $184	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) $35	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