Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	241% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211112
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '21 at 20:41
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$199 325,710 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 135 2-Core 253 92% 160 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 811 87% 676 Pts	64-Core 809 54% 809 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 447,254 User benchmarks, average bench 105% Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 113 Parallax 126 100% 121 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 120 Splatting 104 104% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,310 User benchmarks, average bench 195% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 299 274 299 313 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,261 Write 1,555 Mixed 1,246 SusWrite 308 297% 1,343 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 75.4 275% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 1007 773% 1,041 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 249%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$34 789,584 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 342GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 161 163 163 162 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 139 Write 126 Mixed 30 SusWrite 162 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 106%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 278,532 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 930GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 114 116 114 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 119 Write 93.8 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 115 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.7 258% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB 2,668 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 25.9 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 27.6 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	27"	1280 720	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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Gaming 103%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 97%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $370Bench 97%, 490,622 samples	670x
Core i7-9700Intel $316Bench 92%, 74,515 samples	620x
Core i5-9600KIntel $199Bench 94%, 325,710 samples	495x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 105%, 447,254 samples	724x
RTX 2080Nvidia $790Bench 129%, 291,760 samples	346x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 88%, 563,057 samples	337x

SSD
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 185%, 3,820 samples	248x
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,144 samples	180x
NVMe Samsung 256GBPm981Bench 195%, 5,310 samples	174x

RAM
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,668 samples	360x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,607 samples	350x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 8,891 samples	300x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $820

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $345	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16