Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	281% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	48 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220708
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '24 at 13:19
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$399 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 988 92% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,411 87% 1,411 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 104%

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: 546.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 180 Reflection 180 Parallax 201 147% 187 fps	Gravity 156 Splatting 131 126% 144 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB 22,361 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 712 1279 1660 1706 1731 1721 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,355 Write 1,344 Mixed 181 SusWrite 1,468 296% 1,337 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 62.5 200% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 937 DQ Write 615 DQ Mixed 671 529% 741 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 370%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$129 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 113GB free Firmware: R0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 394 192 198 151 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 449 Mixed 415 SusWrite 222 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 46.4 150% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 131 159% 280 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$47 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 118GB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 107 106 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 148 Write 153 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 106 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 106%
Hitachi HDS5C4040ALE630 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 6.7 6.7 5.9 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.6% Very poor	Read 73.9 Write 80.9 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 8.8 57% 46.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 87% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 29%
WDC WD10 EARS-00Y5B1 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 491GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 1.2 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 6% Great: 37%
ST16000N M001G-2KK103 16TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 578GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 0.7 0.2 0 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.4% Good	Read 167 Write 150 Mixed 123 SusWrite 0.9 138% 110 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 1 514% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 2.2 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 1.9 597% 6.5 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 6,447 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 34.3 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 29.9 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 136%

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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	66	55	60	23.6"	1280 720	SCE0301 SCEI MONITOR

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	364x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 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 $290	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 $550	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