Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 192%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 198%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics206% 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 Drive215% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '21 at 13:42
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 80.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 290
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 1084
100% 834 Pts
64-Core 1,536
95% 1,536 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3711) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Lighting 334
Reflection 188
Parallax 229
272% 250 fps
MRender 251
Gravity 200
Splatting 144
156% 198 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 206%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv2t04 NVMe TOSHIBA 2048GB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: AFDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 853 1031 1085 863 945 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,293
Write 1,176
Mixed 1,131
SusWrite 962
257% 1,141 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 56.8
194% 72 MB/s
DQ Read 1,081
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 747
630% 917 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 215%
Great: 259%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 1002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 217 216 217 220 220 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 211
Write 195
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 218
128% 176 MB/s
4K Read 9.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1
542% 4 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6CJR8N-VK 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 27.1
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 37.8
SC Mixed 29
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,741 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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HDDRAMUSB
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