Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics8.17% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive168% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '19 at 23:45
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 1,182
103% 879 Pts
64-Core 1,170
72% 1,170 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08F7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6291
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.17% Terrible
Lighting 8.37
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 8.47
7% 9.69 fps
MRender 13.5
Gravity 7.73
Splatting 16.9
11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.17%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 318 309 309 310 310 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 1,155
Write 629
Mixed 1,018
SusWrite 315
174% 779 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 67.6
236% 85.7 MB/s
DQ Read 604
DQ Write 728
DQ Mixed 536
440% 623 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 168%
Great: 167%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 191 191 192 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 172
Mixed 84.3
SusWrite 192
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 118 115 120 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 113
Write 117
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 118
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 24.6
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 27.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,735 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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