Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 157%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 153%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics149% 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 Drive344% 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
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '19 at 01:26
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 159
2-Core 319
103% 190 Pts
4-Core 634
8-Core 1,239
111% 936 Pts
64-Core 1,220
76% 1,220 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 216
Parallax 223
165% 214 fps
MRender 251
Gravity 200
Splatting 137
154% 196 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 149%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
864GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1346 1588 1622 1633 1639 1238 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
344% Outstanding
Read 2,550
Write 1,548
Mixed 1,340
SusWrite 1,511
387% 1,737 MB/s
4K Read 69.8
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 98.1
323% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,343
DQ Write 851
DQ Mixed 1,245
888% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 344%
Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 200 199 202 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 175
Mixed 85
SusWrite 200
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91% Outstanding
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 28.7
94% 32.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 34.6
SC Mixed 28.5
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 61.1
65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 91%
Great: 92%

 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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