Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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.
Graphics	102% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191105
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '20 at 18:02
Run Duration	340 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,186 105% 892 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 144 Parallax 113 107% 130 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 129 Splatting 104 93% 114 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB 4,018 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1981 Write 1,639 Mixed 1,266 361% 1,628 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 75.6 258% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 693 DQ Mixed 63.3 294% 679 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 242%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 256GB-$139 17,545 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 11GB free Firmware: X2306RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 484 Write 345 Mixed 250 79% 360 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 30.8 121% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 123 131% 220 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 99%
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 1GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 248 Mixed 338 79% 360 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 51.6 183% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 50.1 99% 204 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 131%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 867GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 375 374 350 374 365 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	70% Good	Read 363 Write 371 Mixed 339 SusWrite 368 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 38.7 4K Mixed 26.8 87% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 29.3 50% 96.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 99%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 19GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 110 111 109 110 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 202 Write 196 Mixed 49 SusWrite 109 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 108%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 3TB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 87GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 38 Write 37 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 21.2 23% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 108%
Asmt ASM1156-PM 4TB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 623GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 35.7 Mixed 33 SusWrite 21.2 24% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 100%
Voyager S3 4TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 41 42 42 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	22.4% Poor	Read 37 Write 34.5 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 40.2 27% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 22%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 113GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 85.2 Write 86 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 85.8 111% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 100%
JetFlash Transcend 128GB 439 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 87GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 35 38 40 34 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	29% Poor	Read 109 Write 14 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 36.7 59% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.2 102% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KTP9W1-MIE 2x16GB 269 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 34 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 29.2 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 27.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 93%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	335x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	170x
RTX 2080Nvidia $391Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	151x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16