Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive325% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '19 at 14:05
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 1,170
101% 865 Pts
64-Core 1,157
72% 1,157 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 142
Parallax 122
108% 132 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 132
Splatting 108
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1894 925 818 818 820 819 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
325% Outstanding
Read 2,688
Write 2,449
Mixed 1,885
SusWrite 1,016
450% 2,010 MB/s
4K Read 70.1
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 94.1
318% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,377
DQ Write 1,186
DQ Mixed 1260
950% 1,275 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 325%
Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 193 196 195 196 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 169
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 194
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 24.3
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 34.3
SC Mixed 26.4
76% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,742 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
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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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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