Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 160%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 167%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics149% 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 Drive268% 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190401
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 25 '19 at 07:17
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 159
2-Core 316
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 637
8-Core 1,268
112% 953 Pts
64-Core 1,708
106% 1,708 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 203
Reflection 217
Parallax 223
165% 214 fps
MRender 251
Gravity 199
Splatting 138
154% 196 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 149%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpekkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D06N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 654 375 180 518 531 532 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 2,366
Write 1,175
Mixed 1,185
SusWrite 465
286% 1,298 MB/s
4K Read 66.7
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 93
304% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,363
DQ Write 885
DQ Mixed 1030
794% 1,093 MB/s
Poor: 101%
This bench: 268%
Great: 269%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50
169GB free
Firmware: P1225C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 331 426 429 426 429 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 504
Write 437
Mixed 300
SusWrite 394
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 28.4
112% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 209
170% 239 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB-$105
390GB free
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 260 299 301 299 301 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 436
Write 367
Mixed 258
SusWrite 297
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 28.4
101% 36 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 291
DQ Mixed 193
178% 274 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 32
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 30.4
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 55
73% 55 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 104%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,741 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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