Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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.
Boot Drive	172% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '22 at 18:34
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 142 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 883 89% 721 Pts	64-Core 883 55% 883 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 245 Parallax 178 145% 200 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 152 Splatting 128 115% 143 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 139%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001070 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 908 718 558 608 589 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 1,117 Write 1,162 Mixed 1,004 SusWrite 728 226% 1,003 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 48.1 143% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 855 DQ Write 829 DQ Mixed 866 644% 850 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 219%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB 1,806 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 29.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 26.4 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 102%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	364x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	343x
Core i5-9600KIntel $137Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	232x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	345x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	173x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	162x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	89x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	59x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	161x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	154x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	142x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $462

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16