Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	172% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	265% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	55.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '20 at 20:06
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$275 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,186 105% 891 Pts	64-Core 1,170 72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan RTX-$1,477 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 168% Nvidia(10DE 12A3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	172% Outstanding	Lighting 240 Reflection 254 Parallax 264 195% 252 fps	MRender 285 Gravity 247 Splatting 152 179% 228 fps
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 179%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 810 1135 1276 1364 1358 1341 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,600 Write 1,805 Mixed 1,654 SusWrite 1,214 406% 1,818 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 59.9 198% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 1,043 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 250 265% 468 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 435%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 542GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 363 409 404 407 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 188 Mixed 395 SusWrite 380 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 42.3 137% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 218 168% 236 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 126%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 650GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 355 402 402 406 403 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 488 Write 427 Mixed 281 SusWrite 375 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 31.8 4K Mixed 26.3 94% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 85.9 DQ Mixed 141 127% 201 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX3000C15/16GX 01980000802C KHX3000C15/16GX 0198000080AD KHX3000C15/16GX 0198000080AD KHX3000C15/16GX 64GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.9 84% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 25.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $439Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x
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	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: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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