Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	93.7% 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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	0.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	20.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '20 at 01:10
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

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PC Performing way below expectations (15^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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 44 1-Core 88.4 2-Core 177 55% 103 Pts	4-Core 326 8-Core 540 53% 433 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 110 Reflection 96.3 Parallax 120 90% 109 fps	Gravity 105 Splatting 93.2 87% 99 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 659 613 359 233 223 347 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 630 Write 556 Mixed 502 SusWrite 406 118% 523 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 24 4K Mixed 16.5 57% 18.7 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 558 429% 579 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 193%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 143GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 363 357 266 215 240 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 282 Write 251 Mixed 244 SusWrite 293 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 30.8 4K Mixed 17 58% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 260 219% 320 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 295GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 161 163 164 163 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 84 Write 115 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 161 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 44% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 106%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 943GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 73 84 82 69 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 59.7 Write 88.3 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 80.6 54% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 223GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 58 58 58 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	25.2% Poor	Read 57 Write 56.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 57.7 71% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AO2P26KC8T1-BXGSHC 1x8GB 233 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 11.5 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 4.1 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 4.1 16% 5.63 GB/s	Latency 184 22% 184 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 48%

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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 $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