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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '22 at 23:54
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 247 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 702 74% 592 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3538 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 116 Reflection 105 Parallax 123 94% 114 fps	Gravity 101 Splatting 88 83% 94.6 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,376 Write 2,262 Mixed 1,750 474% 2,129 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 82.6 272% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,300 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 1,038 806% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 868GB free Firmware: EB01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 117 121 133 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 76 Write 118 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 123 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 67%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 239GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 54 53 54 53 54 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 86.7 Write 84.3 Mixed 34 SusWrite 52.7 47% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 524GB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 187 187 179 187 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 103 Write 125 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 182 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 106%
Memorex Connect&Share 500GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 313GB free, PID 2214 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 40 39 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.2% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 29.7 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 40.4 48% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 33%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 21GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 20 9.8 27 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 125 Write 43.1 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 30.8 76% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.5 128% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 4x8GB 367 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 27.6 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 26.3 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 90%

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Desktop 96%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	336x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	230x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	343x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	170x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	159x

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	139x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16