Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
20 months ago, 20 months ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220321
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateAug 18 '22 at 15:54
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 25%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 88.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 250
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 755
73% 598 Pts
64-Core 1,034
64% 1,034 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3799 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 170
Parallax 172
137% 170 fps
MRender 201
Gravity 151
Splatting 128
127% 160 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 468
Write 246
Mixed 173
65% 296 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 25.1
114% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 104
88% 130 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 82%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
47GB free
Firmware: SBFKJ1A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 226 228 202 40 38 MB/s
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
63.7% Good
Read 238
Write 222
Mixed 210
SusWrite 159
47% 208 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 33.5
119% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 144
115% 161 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
368GB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 93 91 99 93 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
36% Below average
Read 32
Write 93
Mixed 25.1
SusWrite 93
44% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 36%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
32GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 132
Write 112
Mixed 21.2
64% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
72% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%
Seagate Ultra Slim PL 2TB
769GB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 83 83 83 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 86.9
Write 105
Mixed 104
SusWrite 82.5
71% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.5
168% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.7% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 22.6
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 19
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.7%
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 1,750 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: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $465
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