Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	87.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). 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, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 17:15
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 87.7 1-Core 90.1 2-Core 181 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 499 54% 428 Pts	64-Core 473 29% 473 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1347) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 83.7 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 72.8 68% 77.6 fps	Gravity 68.7 Splatting 65.5 59% 67.1 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 391 395 392 401 415 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 467 Write 393 Mixed 251 SusWrite 398 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 29.4 98% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 268 216% 308 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 119%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 442GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 113 137 149 149 145 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 160 Write 146 Mixed 95.9 SusWrite 138 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 1x8GB 2,734 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	40.8% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 11.8 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 12.4 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 48%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	358x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 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: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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