Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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 Drive	310% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	53.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191223
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 07 '20 at 22:09
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,162 104% 879 Pts	64-Core 1,124 70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	137% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 197 Parallax 202 149% 194 fps	MRender 238 Gravity 182 Splatting 122 141% 181 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 2,759 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 444GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1912 1534 1549 1562 1561 1565 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,079 Write 2,299 Mixed 1,623 SusWrite 1,614 429% 1,904 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 74.5 248% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,170 DQ Write 1119 DQ Mixed 1,154 864% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 312%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 145GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 458 406 286 286 284 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 446 Mixed 432 SusWrite 361 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 46.6 153% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 234GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 490 487 485 436 347 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 474 Mixed 440 SusWrite 454 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 53.2 174% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 187 186 191 199 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 170 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 194 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX4M2D3000C16 2x31.5GB 854 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 32.2 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 27.5 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 106%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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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 $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	170x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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