Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive225% 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 02XRCM
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191223
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 13 '20 at 22:13
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 87.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 291
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 583
8-Core 1,056
98% 819 Pts
64-Core 1,123
70% 1,123 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 119
Parallax 133
102% 126 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 112
Splatting 101
102% 129 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 862 692 711 708 705 702 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 1,681
Write 1,584
Mixed 692
SusWrite 730
261% 1,172 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 62.9
220% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,170
DQ Write 845
DQ Mixed 1,196
842% 1,070 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 225%
Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34
666GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 178 177 177 178 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 166
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 176
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6DJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
MC Read 32.8
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 28.8
93% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 36.1
SC Mixed 28.1
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,733 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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