Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics51.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive247% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190116
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMay 26 '19 at 19:03
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400-$161
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 90.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 750
78% 627 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Dell(1028 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.8% Above average
Lighting 74.8
Reflection 75
Parallax 65.7
61% 71.8 fps
MRender 72.2
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 0.09
34% 47.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 332 328 328 335 331 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 2,224
Write 1,381
Mixed 1,170
SusWrite 416
287% 1,298 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 80.3
267% 93.5 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 1,240
DQ Mixed 975
773% 1,064 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 247%
Great: 255%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
235GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 473 409 404 420 418 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 480
Mixed 378
SusWrite 430
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 53
176% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 355
267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 117%
Great: 134%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 050B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 156 156 154 155 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 126
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 155
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
86% Excellent
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 24.3
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 31.4
SC Mixed 25.4
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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System: Alienware Aurora R8

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