Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	306% 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	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.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '20 at 05:06
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 85.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 282 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,151 103% 869 Pts	64-Core 1,165 72% 1,165 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 157 Reflection 162 Parallax 174 128% 164 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 79.3 93% 110 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 2,759 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 456GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1832 1391 1548 1588 1591 1585 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,093 Write 2,298 Mixed 1621 SusWrite 1589 428% 1,900 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 69.9 237% 84.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,245 DQ Write 1,085 DQ Mixed 992 791% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 312%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 1.5TB free Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1774 1023 1030 1026 1028 1025 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,188 Write 2,522 Mixed 1482 SusWrite 1,151 360% 1,586 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 76.7 267% 99.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,638 DQ Write 1,271 DQ Mixed 1,566 1,141% 1,492 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 303%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 2x16GB 962 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 28.4 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 25.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 93%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	358x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	57x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	149x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16