Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 Drive136% 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191105
Uptime7.5 Days
Run DateJan 02 '20 at 21:55
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 27%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,084
101% 840 Pts
64-Core 1,163
72% 1,163 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 149
Parallax 162
130% 157 fps
MRender 176
Gravity 139
Splatting 105
111% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 119%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 250 265 265 262 263 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 1,320
Write 1,054
Mixed 370
SusWrite 257
166% 750 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 39.9
166% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 493
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 322
256% 364 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 136%
Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 152 179 185 185 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 185
Mixed 86
SusWrite 176
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.9% Very good
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 28.8
MC Mixed 24
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 25.9
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,750 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: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $465
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