Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive264% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190401
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 22:19
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 142
2-Core 280
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 570
8-Core 1,125
100% 847 Pts
64-Core 1,122
69% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.5% Good
Lighting 83.3
Reflection 76.5
Parallax 61.4
68% 73.7 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 85.3
Splatting 74.6
70% 87 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1547 792 804 808 808 808 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 2,010
Write 2243
Mixed 1,540
SusWrite 928
377% 1,680 MB/s
4K Read 51.9
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 73.7
247% 88.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,079
DQ Write 1,156
DQ Mixed 917
745% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 264%
Great: 267%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB
5GB free, PID 6545
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.5 4.6 4.8 4.4 4.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
6.8% Terrible
Read 24.5
Write 3
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 4.5
9% 9.05 MB/s
4K Read 9.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
36% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.8%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 24.2
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 27.2
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 86.7%
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 1,743 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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