Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive249% 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
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190822
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '19 at 05:11
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 84.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 282
93% 170 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 826
86% 690 Pts
64-Core 812
50% 812 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 122
Parallax 122
105% 124 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 126
Splatting 101
106% 135 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1184 399 393 397 398 391 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1,988
Write 1,560
Mixed 1,242
SusWrite 527
296% 1,329 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 77.1
266% 97.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,282
DQ Write 1,203
DQ Mixed 750
698% 1,079 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 249%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
845GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 196 195 198 199 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 189
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 196
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 112%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 01980000802C XJ69DF-MIE 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 01980000802C XJ69DF-MIE 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 26.7
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 25.4
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,740 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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