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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	237% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	56.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 03:24
Run Duration	334 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 97 2-Core 194 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 763 68% 576 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.37 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 114 Reflection 107 Parallax 110 93% 110 fps	Gravity 100 Splatting 91 84% 95.8 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 535GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1435 1593 1608 1595 1466 1578 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,178 Write 1,556 Mixed 1,411 SusWrite 1,546 323% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 62.7 206% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 821 DQ Write 582 DQ Mixed 709 528% 704 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 365%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 465GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1108 881 882 882 883 883 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,353 Write 1,470 Mixed 1,372 SusWrite 920 340% 1,529 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 72.9 239% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 901 DQ Write 600 DQ Mixed 772 570% 758 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 355%
Lexar SSD 512GB 1,953 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 256GB free Firmware: H190117H SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 437 437 429 401 413 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 386 Mixed 416 SusWrite 422 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 39.4 135% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 301 230% 314 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
SPCCSolidStateDisk 512GB 417 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 280GB free Firmware: SBFQE1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 158 159 159 160 159 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 349 Write 382 Mixed 305 SusWrite 176 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 28.3 108% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 186 172% 263 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 588GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 167 166 165 155 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 188 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 162 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 2,983 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 37 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 22.6 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 131%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 9: 1R 0G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	18%	28	234	141	60	32"	2194 1234	BNQ8025 BenQ PD3200U

History: Score 6: 1R 0G 1B | Score 9: 1R 0G 4B

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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