Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.7% 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 Drive167% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory16.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210906
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '22 at 22:15
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 79.3
1-Core 140
2-Core 282
90% 167 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 1,048
96% 805 Pts
64-Core 1,040
64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.7% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 106
Parallax 109
91% 109 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 101
Splatting 91.3
84% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 387 330 264 327 283 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,933
Write 1,144
Mixed 464
SusWrite 343
213% 971 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 47.6
161% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 563
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 407
305% 414 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 167%
Great: 372%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
885GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 186 185 184 185 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 184
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 182
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 104%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 04CD F4-3600C16-16GVKC 32GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
72.1% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 22.4
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.8
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 81.9
49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,763 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $449
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HDDRAMUSB
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