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 above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 94.6%, 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.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 05:13
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 114 2-Core 242 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 856 83% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 171 Reflection 169 Parallax 170 140% 170 fps	Gravity 147 Splatting 126 119% 136 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,932 Write 1,482 Mixed 1,194 340% 1,536 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 76 262% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 918 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 772 594% 811 MB/s
Poor: 110% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 509GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 179 164 159 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 165 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 172 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$118 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 34.2 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%

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

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	337x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	230x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	171x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	159x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	88x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	160x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	151x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	139x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16