Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	176% 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	251% 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.

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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	55.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th 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-$258 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1181 103% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,175 73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan RTX-$1,393 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 168% Nvidia(10DE 12A3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 216 Parallax 231 192% 228 fps	MRender 289 Gravity 251 Splatting 211 200% 250 fps
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 176% 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% 976GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 707 954 1230 1239 1216 1226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,604 Write 1,651 Mixed 1,590 SusWrite 1,095 386% 1,735 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 45.4 4K Mixed 49.6 177% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 225 253% 459 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 435%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 543GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 332 411 303 284 270 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 495 Write 424 Mixed 326 SusWrite 310 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 35.4 121% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 174 146% 219 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 126%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 636GB free Firmware: X212T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 318 403 395 388 380 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 468 Write 395 Mixed 216 SusWrite 355 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 22.3 85% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 81.5 DQ Mixed 146 128% 200 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.3% 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 way below expectations (16^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26.9 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 26.7 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 82.8% 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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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	356x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	331x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	228x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	339x
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	56x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	158x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	149x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $458

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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