Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	140% 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	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	26.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '24 at 07:32
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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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 i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 989 93% 772 Pts	64-Core 951 59% 951 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.19 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 112 Parallax 142 102% 126 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 123 Splatting 101 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 380 375 374 364 368 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 910 Write 416 Mixed 402 SusWrite 377 116% 526 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 39 164% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 918 DQ Write 483 DQ Mixed 631 487% 677 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 223%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$104 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 176GB free Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 395 394 435 435 438 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 357 Write 409 Mixed 406 SusWrite 398 89% 392 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 55.9 158% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 347 261% 350 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 137%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 36 38 39 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 51.5 Write 35.9 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 37 48% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 86% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 59%
Seagate Backup+ SL 1TB 456 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 320GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 38 39 40 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 61.8 Write 25.9 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 38.1 50% 39.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 68% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB 2,831 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.9% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 24.3 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 22.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 92%

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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	52	26	60	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0A6 DELL U3415W

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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 $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	337x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	230x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	343x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	170x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	159x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	151x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	139x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $463

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16