Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive204% 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 0R3FWM
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210622
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 17 '21 at 00:01
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 88.7
1-Core 130
2-Core 301
93% 173 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,124
102% 859 Pts
64-Core 1,571
97% 1,571 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 169
Parallax 169
140% 170 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 150
Splatting 127
121% 152 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 250GB
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 784 402 275 262 262 277 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,517
Write 1,040
Mixed 959
SusWrite 377
216% 973 MB/s
4K Read 62.9
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 81
278% 97.6 MB/s
DQ Read 800
DQ Write 742
DQ Mixed 309
358% 617 MB/s
Poor: 92%
This bench: 204%
Great: 229%
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB-$300
382GB free
Firmware: OC34L5TM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1009 1007 993 1008 1006 979 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,220
Write 924
Mixed 507
SusWrite 1,000
204% 913 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 42.6
178% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 430
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 105
148% 277 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 180%
Great: 181%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 179 183 187 188 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 111
Write 142
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 184
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.7
201% 2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 22.8
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 32.1
SC Mixed 26.6
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 94%

 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: $449
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HDDRAMUSB
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