Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 137%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics140% 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 Drive79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 26 '19 at 01:47
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 147
2-Core 298
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,153
104% 874 Pts
64-Core 1,175
73% 1,175 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
140% Outstanding
Lighting 214
Reflection 145
Parallax 128
174% 162 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 160
Splatting 109
102% 127 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 140%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 135 122 116 138 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
79.3% Very good
Read 494
Write 260
Mixed 321
SusWrite 124
66% 300 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 39.6
141% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 142
119% 173 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 164 166 164 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 168
Mixed 21
SusWrite 165
95% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 97%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
MC Read 33.9
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 24.3
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 27.4
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 69%
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 1,735 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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HDDRAMUSB
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