Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	9.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191223
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 00:30
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,126 102% 859 Pts	64-Core 1,528 94% 1,528 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Dell(1028 3794) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 86.7 Reflection 89.5 Parallax 76.9 71% 84.4 fps	Gravity 77.8 Splatting 62.6 61% 70.2 fps
Poor: 62% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,554 Write 1,044 Mixed 966 263% 1,188 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 55.7 185% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 800 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 788 600% 805 MB/s
Poor: 92% Great: 193%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 235GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 478 473 482 485 485 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 479 Mixed 452 SusWrite 480 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 49.5 163% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Jmicron Tech 1TB 305 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 743GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 42 41 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	18.5% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 41.2 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 40.9 9% 40.8 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 14.4 4K Mixed 13.3 44% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 16.2 DQ Write 18.7 DQ Mixed 17.2 13% 17.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 124 124 116 117 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 121 Write 140 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 121 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.7 249% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 92%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107 691 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 305GB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 95 97 98 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 66.5 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 96.3 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 117%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 895GB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 129 127 132 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	74% Very good	Read 128 Write 133 Mixed 77 SusWrite 130 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 159% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8502 3000 C16 Series 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 23.7 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 100%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	358x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	57x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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