Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	305% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	54.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 11:57
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (60^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-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,091 101% 843 Pts	64-Core 1,143 71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan RTX-$1,477 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 168% Nvidia(10DE 12A3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 232 Reflection 243 Parallax 250 189% 242 fps	Gravity 245 Splatting 149 167% 197 fps
Poor: 134% Great: 179%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 899GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1044 1281 1517 1529 1522 1551 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,577 Write 2,237 Mixed 1,754 SusWrite 1,407 446% 1,994 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 75.2 246% 84.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,043 DQ Write 740 DQ Mixed 840 641% 874 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 435%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 554GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 468 430 403 402 410 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 418 Mixed 350 SusWrite 432 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 76.9 4K Mixed 47.2 159% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 261 222% 326 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 126%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 669GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 465 464 465 467 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 461 Mixed 276 SusWrite 466 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 31.4 119% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 162 172% 286 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX3000C15/16GX 01980000802C KHX3000C15/16GX 0198000080AD KHX3000C15/16GX 0198000080AD KHX3000C15/16GX 64GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 35.3 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 43.3 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x
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	57x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	149x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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