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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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

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

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '22 at 15:45
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^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-$136 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 86.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 796 84% 671 Pts	64-Core 794 49% 794 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 94.2% 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: 2310 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 141 Reflection 17.9 Parallax 117 115% 92.1 fps	Gravity 123 Splatting 102 98% 112 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,024 Write 1,534 Mixed 1,252 355% 1,603 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 71 234% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 769 665% 990 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 915GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 175 191 188 191 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 181 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 187 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Generic Card-Reader 16GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 3GB free, PID 0222 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	4% Terrible	Read 1.7 Write 2.5 Mixed 2.7 SusWrite 2.7 3% 2.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.2 78% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4% Great: 13%
2.0 Flash Drive lkt 2GB 2GB free, PID 6025 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	3.87% Terrible	Read 11 Write 2.5 Mixed 3.8 SusWrite 3.2 6% 5.12 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.23 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 6,858 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 25.1 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 88%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $245Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	361x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	340x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	231x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	172x
RTX 2080Nvidia $383Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	160x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	88x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	161x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	152x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	141x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $445

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16