Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive249% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 06 '20 at 14:46
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 137
2-Core 278
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 842
83% 680 Pts
64-Core 1,072
66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 116
Parallax 117
97% 118 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 101
Splatting 81.5
84% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1015 305 306 305 306 307 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,222
Write 1,317
Mixed 1166
SusWrite 424
284% 1,282 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 86.2
297% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 970
DQ Write 930
DQ Mixed 1,001
737% 967 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 249%
Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
930GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 189 185 186 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 172
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 187
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 859B BL8G32C16U4R.M8FE1 16GB
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.4% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.6
MC Mixed 17.3
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,742 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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