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 (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210106
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '21 at 11:28
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 274 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 703 74% 595 Pts	64-Core 999 62% 999 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 123 Reflection 92.2 Parallax 119 100% 111 fps	Gravity 109 Splatting 94.2 89% 102 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,684 Write 1,578 Mixed 1,158 328% 1,473 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 67.3 192% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 899 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 679 544% 767 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 268GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 127 125 116 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 124 Write 128 Mixed 77 SusWrite 124 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 33.2 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

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Workstation 94%

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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