Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive146% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory16.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '20 at 00:10
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 below expectations (10th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 245
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 589
65% 513 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Dell(1028 3794) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.2% Good
Lighting 90.2
Reflection 84.4
Parallax 73
74% 82.5 fps
MRender 69.3
Gravity 77.1
Splatting 75.6
61% 74 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 723 543 308 285 296 258 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
146% Outstanding
Read 1,275
Write 937
Mixed 822
SusWrite 402
191% 859 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 43
137% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 650
DQ Write 574
DQ Mixed 415
365% 546 MB/s
Poor: 92%
This bench: 146%
Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
914GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 157 154 157 171 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 114
Mixed 33.1
SusWrite 158
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.3
100% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 100%
Great: 107%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 181 186 186 188 187 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 16% Great: 90%
Seagate DJI Fly Drive 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 127 130 131 130 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
69% Good
Read 112
Write 108
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 128
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 69%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6DJR8N-VK 029E000080AD CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 13.1
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 12.8
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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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: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $485
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