Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220321
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateJul 13 '22 at 19:56
Run Duration236 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 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 i5-9400-$161
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 89.7
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 713
75% 602 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 136
Reflection 122
Parallax 127
111% 128 fps
Gravity 105
Splatting 67.4
74% 86.2 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1711 756 777 798 795 799 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 1,919
Write 1,786
Mixed 1,535
SusWrite 939
346% 1,545 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 76.5
256% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,338
DQ Write 1,053
DQ Mixed 914
760% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 267%
Great: 267%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 21 23 23 23 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
9.82% Terrible
Read 9.7
Write 12.5
Mixed 28.9
SusWrite 24.2
14% 18.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0
29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 9.82%
Great: 68%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129
5.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 169 168 166 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 139
Mixed 93.9
SusWrite 167
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 44
MC Mixed 37.6
116% 40.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 29.8
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 111%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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