Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	296% 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220708
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '24 at 17:58
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 69.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 233 76% 139 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 797 76% 630 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 120 Reflection 128 Parallax 121 98% 123 fps	Gravity 123 Splatting 108 101% 116 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 54,201 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 1690 2003 2016 1357 1145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,389 Write 2,230 Mixed 1,872 SusWrite 1582 453% 2,018 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 59.1 204% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,034 DQ Write 805 DQ Mixed 904 680% 914 MB/s
Poor: 249% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 623%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 9GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 440 Write 181 Mixed 156 56% 259 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 63.7 4K Mixed 39 127% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 47.3 116% 245 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 8GB free Firmware: X2306RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 436 Write 343 Mixed 199 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 22.8 87% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 126 131% 218 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 99%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 552GB free Firmware: 0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 342 Write 319 Mixed 298 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 22.6 75% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 26.5 48% 95.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 99%
WD WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0 8TB 310 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 191 194 193 199 193 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 158 Mixed 98.2 SusWrite 190 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 362% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KTP9W1-MIE 2x16GB 269 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 33.3 MC Mixed 26.8 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 20.1 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 17: 0P 1R 2G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
17%	10%	87	212	57	60	27"	1920 1009	HKC2723 N07

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	337x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	230x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	171x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	159x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	88x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	160x
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: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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