Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics119% 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 Drive248% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 17 '19 at 23:31
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 277
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 1,111
99% 836 Pts
64-Core 1,105
68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 159
Parallax 163
130% 161 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 141
Splatting 102
111% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc400 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40001E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1295 1318 1335 1338 1336 1336 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 1,584
Write 1,358
Mixed 902
SusWrite 1,326
290% 1,293 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 60.7
214% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,085
DQ Write 605
DQ Mixed 603
514% 765 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 248%
Great: 248%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129
929GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 461 466 472 472 472 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 475
Mixed 419
SusWrite 466
102% 450 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 37.6
133% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 355
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 103%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 208 208 208 207 207 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 194
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 208
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 117%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6E1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 28.4
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 36.6
SC Mixed 26.3
78% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,733 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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HDDRAMUSB
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