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 (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	296% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	58.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 04:02
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 282 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 1,022 93% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,561 97% 1,561 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 136 Reflection 120 Parallax 138 111% 131 fps	Gravity 119 Splatting 111 101% 115 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 667GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1579 1622 1464 1738 1742 1730 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 1,950 Write 2,205 Mixed 1,971 SusWrite 1,646 439% 1,943 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 72.8 248% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,031 DQ Write 784 DQ Mixed 880 666% 898 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 349%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 447GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 317 317 316 316 316 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 452 Mixed 407 SusWrite 338 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 50.1 166% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 351 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 029E CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.8% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.7 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 75%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	357x
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 $182	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) $30	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