Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive234% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200701
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '21 at 00:39
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%
Watch Gameplay: 5600-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 966
93% 768 Pts
64-Core 1,054
65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.11.3
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.5% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 125
Parallax 163
88% 132 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 112
Splatting 78.9
77% 96.1 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 377 381 389 387 386 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
234% Outstanding
Read 2,058
Write 1,616
Mixed 1,241
SusWrite 496
301% 1,353 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 67.5
231% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,199
DQ Write 1,030
DQ Mixed 769
671% 999 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 234%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 193 190 194 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 189
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 193
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 24.4
84% 29.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 24.1
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,741 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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HDDRAMUSB
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