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 (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	183% 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '24 at 04:18
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^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-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 1,042 95% 799 Pts	64-Core 1,028 64% 1,028 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpekkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB 1,391 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: D05N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 325 250 211 288 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 1,779 Write 795 Mixed 555 SusWrite 285 187% 854 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 69.1 225% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 308 287% 460 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 186 184 184 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 179 Mixed 103 SusWrite 184 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,647 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.5% Very good	MC Read 31 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 23.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.9 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 88%

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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	68	56	180	0"	1280 720

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	364x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	343x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	231x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	173x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	162x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	89x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	59x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	161x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	154x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	142x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $462

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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