Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	4.48% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Run History

14 days ago, 14 days ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '24 at 06:23
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 141 2-Core 284 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 904 89% 727 Pts	64-Core 912 56% 912 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Dell(1028 08F7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.15% Terrible	Lighting 0.3 Reflection 10.2 Parallax 9.1 0% 6.53 fps	MRender 11.8 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 12.4 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.15% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Ssdpemkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB 2,438 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 29 42 5.6 17 178 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	4.48% Terrible	Read 8.2 Write 40.7 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 50.6 7% 28.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 3% 1 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 4.48% Great: 257%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 322GB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 132 129 130 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 144 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 130 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB 4,758 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 25.8 MC Mixed 19.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 20.1 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 87%

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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	144	31.5"	1280 720	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

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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 $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	230x

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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16