Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	18.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '21 at 01:23
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,110 100% 845 Pts	64-Core 1,119 69% 1,119 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 118 Reflection 108 Parallax 113 96% 113 fps	Gravity 101 Splatting 91.5 85% 96.3 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2108 Write 1,351 Mixed 1,192 342% 1,550 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 77.7 260% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1090 DQ Mixed 973 749% 1,013 MB/s
Poor: 110% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 481GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 153 156 158 161 163 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 177 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 158 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 113%
Seagate ST3320820AS 320GB-$55 14,577 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 259GB free Firmware: 3.AAD SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 65 65 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	30.9% Below average	Read 43.8 Write 14.4 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 63.6 28% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 44%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 205GB free Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 90 91 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 72.9 Write 75 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 90.3 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R009D408GX2-3200C16A 8AC2000080AD R009D408GX2-3200C16A 01980000802C KY7N41-MIE 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	87% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 25.2 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 25.8 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 87%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	356x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	331x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 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: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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