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 (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.
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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	63.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210106
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '21 at 08:56
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 81.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 271 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 858 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$271 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3755) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 111 Reflection 177 Parallax 101 90% 130 fps	Gravity 103 Splatting 99 89% 101 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: S3501103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 411 417 80 246 286 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 475 Write 20.7 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 310 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 8.8 63% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 91.5 93% 149 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43DB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43CB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43DB2-CTD 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 27.1 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 28 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 77.5 52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 3R 6G 10B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	15%	127	309	226	60	31.5"	1920 1080	ACR0756 EZ321Q

History: Score 36: 4R 3G 7B | Score 44: 5R 4G 7B | Score 43: 3R 6G 10B

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	364x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	347x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	232x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	347x
RTX 2060Nvidia $271Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	173x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	162x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	89x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	60x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	162x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	156x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	142x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $459

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