Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	165% 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.
Memory	24GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	11 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191223
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '20 at 02:44
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 125 2-Core 250 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 624 71% 557 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Dell(1028 3794) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.6% Good	Lighting 90.6 Reflection 84.3 Parallax 73.6 74% 82.8 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 78.3 Splatting 76 61% 74.6 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 524 355 553 400 270 240 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1452 Write 961 Mixed 898 SusWrite 390 206% 925 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 47 158% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 775 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 772 579% 770 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 889GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 154 159 177 161 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 108 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 158 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 113% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 107%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 5.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 184 185 187 188 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 139 Write 155 Mixed 108 SusWrite 179 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.9 368% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 90%
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 160% 931GB free, PID 6388 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 209 212 216 214 214 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 199 Mixed 203 SusWrite 206 280% 205 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 16.9 4K Mixed 12.7 1,046% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 11.8 DQ Write 20.1 DQ Mixed 14.9 1,234% 15.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 231%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6DJR8N-VK 029E000080AD CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.9% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 19.2 60% 21 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 20.1 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	338x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	230x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	171x
RTX 2080Nvidia $385Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	159x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	88x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	160x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	152x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	139x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $258	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16