Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210106
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 03:31
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 80.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 1,006 92% 770 Pts	64-Core 1,485 92% 1,485 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 99%

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: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 186 Reflection 288 Parallax 189 152% 221 fps	Gravity 205 Splatting 170 164% 187 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 2,010 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 449GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,396 Write 1,025 Mixed 533 217% 985 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 52.7 205% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 935 DQ Write 673 DQ Mixed 728 564% 779 MB/s
Poor: 115% Great: 261%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 724GB free Firmware: 1003 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 128 Write 105 Mixed 74.8 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free Firmware: 0304 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 57.5 Write 84 Mixed 49.2 47% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 152% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 67%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 3,378 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: 0342 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 161 Write 106 Mixed 72.6 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 99%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0304 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 116 Write 91.7 Mixed 82.8 72% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 226% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0304 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 78.4 Write 89.8 Mixed 59.2 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.5 148% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 67%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 10TB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 4.5TB free Firmware: D781 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 206 Write 178 Mixed 109 122% 164 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.3 1,079% 8.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6J1 2x16GB 146 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 26.4 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 28.1 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	31.5"	1280 720	SAM0D34 C32F391

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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 $178	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