Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive123% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 11 '20 at 17:15
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 91.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 276
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 539
63% 489 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.2% Very good
Lighting 90.6
Reflection 85.2
Parallax 89.3
74% 88.4 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 86.1
Splatting 66.3
69% 87.2 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ca3-8d256-q11 NVMe LITEON 256GB
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C48110D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 235 193 258 214 249 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 1,567
Write 751
Mixed 324
SusWrite 222
156% 716 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 16.1
97% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 632
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 236
220% 353 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 123%
Great: 200%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
195GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 180 178 180 181 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 163
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 179
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB
6.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 176 183 183 185 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 144
Write 152
Mixed 94.5
SusWrite 182
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.8
467% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43DB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
73.3% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 23.4
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 17.5
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,735 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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HDDRAMUSB
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