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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	332% 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	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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '21 at 00:36
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$292 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 1009 92% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,489 92% 1,489 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 104%

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: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 134 Reflection 123 Parallax 136 110% 131 fps	Gravity 133 Splatting 114 108% 124 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 541GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1295 1414 1467 1438 1405 1440 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 2,586 Write 2,330 Mixed 1,593 SusWrite 1,410 443% 1,980 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 94 316% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,104 DQ Write 858 DQ Mixed 958 723% 973 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 491GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 486 486 485 485 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 471 Mixed 450 SusWrite 484 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 49.4 164% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 483 483 481 481 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 476 Mixed 385 SusWrite 482 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 51.5 169% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 905GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 196 196 195 196 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 155 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 193 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E000080AD CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E0000802C CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E000080AD CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 33.5 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 30.7 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

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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	343x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	170x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	159x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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