Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	129% 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.

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

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '23 at 00:56
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (60^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-$242 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 569 8-Core 1,024 96% 796 Pts	64-Core 1,047 65% 1,047 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 7800-XT 3,615 User benchmarks, average bench 180% AMD(1002 0E37) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 23.9.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 250 Reflection 235 Parallax 487 204% 324 fps	Gravity 299 Splatting 266 248% 283 fps
Poor: 130% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS2130 1TB SSD 3,107 User benchmarks, average bench 181% 538GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS213530 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1192 166 140 193 134 195 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 876 Write 1305 Mixed 850 SusWrite 337 190% 842 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 72.9 4K Mixed 45.2 139% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 676 DQ Write 672 DQ Mixed 832 582% 727 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 298%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 985GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 165 163 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 159 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 164 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 103 111 109 109 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	49% Average	Read 62.4 Write 92.7 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 108 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 859B BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 859B BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 859B BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 35.4 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 27.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	57	60	31.5"	1280 720	MSI3DA4 MAG322CQRV

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	364x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	341x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	231x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	172x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	161x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	89x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	161x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	153x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	142x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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