Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	293% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220321
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '22 at 04:10
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 85.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1120 99% 842 Pts	64-Core 1,123 70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 105%

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: 512.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 112 Reflection 111 Parallax 118 91% 114 fps	Gravity 112 Splatting 101 94% 107 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 299GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1231 1331 1366 1333 1311 1290 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,166 Write 1,948 Mixed 1,316 SusWrite 1,310 378% 1,685 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 66.3 232% 84.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 1,087 DQ Mixed 1,167 891% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 488%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 38GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 307 292 278 276 257 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 402 Write 420 Mixed 295 SusWrite 310 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 37.1 127% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 179 154% 221 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 107%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 838GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 479 477 478 480 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 472 Mixed 425 SusWrite 478 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 52.7 175% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 136%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 752GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 117 129 127 130 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 159 Write 149 Mixed 107 SusWrite 117 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,647 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 24.2 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 25.2 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 88%

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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 $394Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16