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 below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive196% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory13.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220708
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateJun 22 '23 at 19:43
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 84.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 276
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 798
83% 669 Pts
64-Core 653
40% 653 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 92.2%
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: 536.23
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 116
Reflection 108
Parallax 111
95% 112 fps
Gravity 101
Splatting 93.4
85% 97.1 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$104
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 624 401 377 310 258 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 1,966
Write 1,144
Mixed 227
SusWrite 416
205% 938 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 58.2
188% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,121
DQ Write 374
DQ Mixed 532
449% 676 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 196%
Great: 372%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
884GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 149 148 147 147 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 165
Write 138
Mixed 36.5
SusWrite 147
88% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 04CD F4-3600C16-16GVKC 32GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.6% Very good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 22.5
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21.7
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.6%
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 1,747 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: 108% - Outstanding Total price: $475
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HDDRAMUSB
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