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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '21 at 04:22
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,134 101% 855 Pts	64-Core 1140 71% 1140 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967); EVGA 2G-P5-3967-KR, 12GB GDDR6X CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 314 Reflection 374 Parallax 340 256% 343 fps	Gravity 251 Splatting 179 186% 215 fps
Poor: 162% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpekkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB 1,391 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: D05N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 17 Write 853 Mixed 30.8 70% 300 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.2 3% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 236%
CT1000MX500SSD1 2TB 140GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 362 452 455 450 456 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 500 Write 439 Mixed 384 SusWrite 406 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 44.2 142% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 246 203% 294 MB/s

Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 211GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 366 452 453 448 455 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 429 Mixed 396 SusWrite 407 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 42.6 140% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 260 210% 298 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 167 169 185 182 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 116 Write 140 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 172 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 233% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,647 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.8 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 24.4 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 26.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 88%

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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	340x
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	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 $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 $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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