Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 04:58
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (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 i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 957 96% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1455) ≥ 4GB; Inno3d Twin x2 CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4799 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	Gravity 119 Splatting 119 106% 119 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,001 Write 1,604 Mixed 1,230 357% 1,612 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 70.7 241% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,175 DQ Write 1,147 DQ Mixed 795 698% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 242%
Spcc Solid State Disk 480GB 3,502 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 79GB free Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 439 435 451 455 451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 453 Mixed 329 SusWrite 438 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 39.2 148% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 194 183% 284 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 211GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 133 128 136 136 134 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 167 Write 150 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 131 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 5GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 38.4 Write 31.8 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 37.3 25% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,647 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 24.2 82% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 24.9 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 88%

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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 $179	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