Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190822
Uptime	13 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '19 at 00:56
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 79.2 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 88% 163 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 823 84% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 37.2 32% 40.9 fps	MRender 56.6 Gravity 39.5 Splatting 51.7 40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 143GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 170 153 154 153 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 466 Mixed 386 SusWrite 205 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 54.2 180% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 9,137 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 175GB free Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 312 312 312 312 312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,241 Write 544 Mixed 941 SusWrite 331 170% 764 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 63.2 202% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 603 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 412 374% 564 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 167%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67 5,838 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 580GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 457 459 460 462 463 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 298 Mixed 328 SusWrite 458 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 36.2 120% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 276 227% 326 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 121%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 188 189 185 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 172 Mixed 46 SusWrite 188 108% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB 2,831 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 23.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.3 SC Mixed 26.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 82.1 49% 82.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 92%

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

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	356x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	331x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	228x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	339x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	56x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	158x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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