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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	250% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '22 at 02:18
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	59%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 268 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 990 90% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,599 99% 1,599 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 205 Reflection 195 Parallax 200 167% 200 fps	Gravity 149 Splatting 132 123% 140 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 240GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 829 483 754 492 571 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,442 Write 2308 Mixed 928 SusWrite 600 349% 1,570 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 73.7 233% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 276 395% 738 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 492GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 479 479 478 479 477 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 473 Mixed 452 SusWrite 478 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 55 182% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 466GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 475 474 474 475 473 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 468 Mixed 402 SusWrite 474 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 56.5 189% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 905GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 195 193 197 197 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 164 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 193 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E000080AD CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E0000802C CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E000080AD CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 33.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 28.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
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	342x
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	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: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $495

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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