Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	245% 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	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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '21 at 07:42
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 246 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 666 70% 561 Pts	64-Core 951 59% 951 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 192 Reflection 193 Parallax 210 157% 198 fps	Gravity 192 Splatting 161 154% 177 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB 5,348 User benchmarks, average bench 265% 538GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1984 2021 684 229 167 229 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,680 Write 2,132 Mixed 1,803 SusWrite 886 367% 1,625 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 81.4 266% 93.4 MB/s	DQ Read 985 DQ Write 824 DQ Mixed 906 678% 905 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 421%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 225GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 431 431 422 422 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 434 Mixed 410 SusWrite 407 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 57.5 190% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 829GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 201 202 202 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 176 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 201 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 859B BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 859B BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 859B BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 33.1 MC Mixed 25.8 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 21.1 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 105%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	337x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	230x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	343x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	170x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	159x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	151x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	139x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16