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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	188% 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 (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	16.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 06:34
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 80.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 254 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,032 98% 812 Pts	64-Core 1,007 62% 1,007 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 167 Reflection 153 Parallax 184 136% 168 fps	Gravity 148 Splatting 125 119% 136 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001050 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1090 1149 1004 45 1121 526 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1238 Write 1,204 Mixed 1,063 SusWrite 822 243% 1,082 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 50.1 165% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 888 654% 854 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 219%
WD Elements 2621 2TB 11,378 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 2621 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 95 96 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 125 Write 114 Mixed 76.4 SusWrite 95.4 136% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 159% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 28.2 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 26.3 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 58: 6R 7G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
58%	38%	52	267	189	144	24"	1920 1080	ACI24A4 VG248

History: Score 26: 4R 1G 3B | Score 58: 6R 7G 7B

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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 $394Bench 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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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