Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '21 at 07:24
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th 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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 259 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 1,101 100% 839 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 166 Reflection 158 Parallax 163 135% 162 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 119 114% 130 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf010t8 NVMe INTEL 1024GB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2289 Write 1,300 Mixed 1,312 360% 1,634 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 87.5 285% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,240 DQ Write 957 DQ Mixed 272 428% 823 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 285%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 699GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 115 117 116 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 114 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.1 126% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB 2,831 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 25.2 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 25.8 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	335x
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	170x
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	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	138x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16