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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	98.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 0R3FWM
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 00:06
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 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 (81^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 844 84% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,091 68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 08F7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 7.5 Reflection 9.5 Parallax 8.9 6% 8.63 fps	Gravity 1 Splatting 0.9 1% 0.95 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 428GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 295 281 312 292 288 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 431 Mixed 395 SusWrite 318 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 38.9 146% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 340 256% 344 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 111 111 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 109 Write 85.9 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 110 66% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE2 1x8GB 362 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	46.6% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 14.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 56%

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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%	5	1	0	60	31.5"	2560 1440	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	356x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	331x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	228x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	339x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	56x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	158x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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