Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	241% 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 02XRCM
Memory	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220708
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '24 at 14:26
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 989 94% 776 Pts	64-Core 1,345 83% 1,345 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4060-$300 48,534 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Gigabyte(1458 4107) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 4250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 225 Parallax 150 131% 178 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 126 Splatting 102 112% 142 fps
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 127%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 788GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1559 1565 1555 1680 1721 1704 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,656 Write 1,645 Mixed 1,578 SusWrite 1,631 367% 1,627 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 53.8 176% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 722 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 340 280% 417 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 608GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 162 161 161 160 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 170 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 161 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XN205T-MIE 2x16GB 521 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 27.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 111%

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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	22	2	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5BB4 LG ULTRAGEAR

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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 $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	335x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	170x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

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	138x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16