Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181015
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 18:09
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	99%

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PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 475 57% 437 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 126 Reflection 112 Parallax 127 103% 122 fps	Gravity 124 Splatting 103 99% 114 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 504GB free Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 459 457 462 469 469 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 370 Write 391 Mixed 414 SusWrite 460 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 41.6 165% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 136%
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,910 Write 1,611 Mixed 1,218 351% 1,580 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 69.5 203% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 866 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 743 615% 876 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 176GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 106 107 112 110 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 118 Write 152 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 104 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB 2,831 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.2 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 11.7 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 92%

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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	7	6	60	27"	1280 720	ACR0560 GF276

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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 $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