Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 142% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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	306% 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 days ago, 10 days ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221122
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '24 at 17:09
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 284 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,098 99% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,085 67% 1,085 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 205 Parallax 232 174% 217 fps	MRender 269 Gravity 209 Splatting 170 172% 216 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB 3,869 User benchmarks, average bench 240% 460GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 979 1145 1281 1249 1273 1274 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,369 Write 1,894 Mixed 1,399 SusWrite 1,200 383% 1,716 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 79.1 261% 89.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,419 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 1,260 948% 1,272 MB/s
Poor: 146% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 357%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 467 469 464 458 453 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 444 Mixed 361 SusWrite 463 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 47.2 157% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 747GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 190 189 194 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 189 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 190 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 147 146 147 151 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 149 Write 123 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 146 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 1x16GB 606 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.3 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 15.7 46% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 15: 0P 0R 3G 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
0%	0%	16	215	56	60	31.5"	2560 1369	AOC3202 Q32G2WG3

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Desktop 96%

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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 $254	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 $163	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) $31	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