Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	279% 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 04:41
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 909 86% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,488 92% 1,488 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.5% 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 137 Reflection 120 Parallax 137 111% 131 fps	Gravity 125 Splatting 111 104% 118 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: 1515 1541 1493 1695 1434 1733 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,762 Write 2,213 Mixed 1,958 SusWrite 1,569 424% 1,876 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 71.3 242% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 938 DQ Write 756 DQ Mixed 850 636% 848 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 349%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 447GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 316 316 316 317 317 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 481 Mixed 445 SusWrite 335 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 47.7 162% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 029E CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 029E CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 3600, 3600, 3600, 3600 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	114% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 46.9 MC Mixed 36.9 118% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 48.1 SC Mixed 31 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 75%

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

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Gaming 102%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	333x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	168x
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	57x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	150x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16