Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive311% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory43.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 13 '20 at 23:05
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 80.3
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 1,121
101% 853 Pts
64-Core 1,155
72% 1,155 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 12FE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 39.7
Reflection 45.7
Parallax 37.2
32% 40.9 fps
Gravity 39.7
Splatting 51.8
41% 45.8 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
568GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1962 1560 1539 1516 1571 1580 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,060
Write 2,344
Mixed 1,587
SusWrite 1,621
429% 1,903 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 72.6
244% 87.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,312
DQ Write 1,091
DQ Mixed 986
798% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 311%
Great: 312%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
386GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 425 423 421 83 83 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 463
Mixed 377
SusWrite 310
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 48.3
160% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 353
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 104%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 80CE000080CE M378A2K43CB1-CTD 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 01980000802C KTP9W1-MIE 48GB
2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz
8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
92.5% Outstanding
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 29.8
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 38.6
SC Mixed 28.6
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,740 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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