Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive288% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory3.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220214
Uptime6.2 Days
Run DateAug 17 '22 at 01:09
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 90.6
1-Core 141
2-Core 282
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 1,090
98% 827 Pts
64-Core 1,043
65% 1,043 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 98%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.77
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 116
Reflection 106
Parallax 111
95% 111 fps
Gravity 101
Splatting 90.7
84% 95.6 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 1479 1470 1489 1513 931 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 2,030
Write 2,278
Mixed 1327
SusWrite 1,316
390% 1,738 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 70.7
238% 86.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,289
DQ Write 1,085
DQ Mixed 1,015
807% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 288%
Great: 312%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
771GB free
Firmware: 1003
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 161 152 162 144 149 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 112
Write 139
Mixed 71.9
SusWrite 148
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
74% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 24.1
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 23.7
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,742 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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