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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '20 at 21:47
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 289 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 946 86% 721 Pts	64-Core 1,503 93% 1,503 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.2% 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 152 Reflection 143 Parallax 138 124% 144 fps	Gravity 128 Splatting 101 99% 114 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Caz-82512-q11 NVMe LITEON 512GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23201111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 16 25 29 36 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 516 Write 33.4 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 28.1 34% 160 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 13.1 88% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 621 DQ Write 25.3 DQ Mixed 43.5 102% 230 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 221%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 190 192 197 197 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 187 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 192 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,752 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 350GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 43 43 42 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	20% Poor	Read 39 Write 38.2 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 41.3 47% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 50%

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 @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 23 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 26 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 92%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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