Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.4% 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 Drive	237% 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.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211112
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '22 at 07:39
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th 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-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 846 89% 712 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.4% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 110 Parallax 125 100% 119 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 117 Splatting 99.8 96% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 265 262 256 252 250 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,215 Write 1,575 Mixed 1,235 SusWrite 283 294% 1,327 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 80.9 270% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,132 DQ Mixed 1,039 787% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 255%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 355GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 143 142 141 142 142 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 149 Write 131 Mixed 35.6 SusWrite 140 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 107%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 930GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 116 118 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 126 Write 46.1 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 116 66% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.7 226% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 79%

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 @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 26.2 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 27 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 92%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	358x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16