Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive201% 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 (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190401
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '19 at 18:00
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 below expectations (28th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 91.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 279
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 1,052
93% 790 Pts
64-Core 1,094
68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 150
Parallax 144
128% 150 fps
MRender 165
Gravity 136
Splatting 101
106% 134 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 885 664 714 715 711 712 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 1,495
Write 1,743
Mixed 603
SusWrite 733
256% 1,144 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 49.3
179% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,059
DQ Write 816
DQ Mixed 790
631% 888 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 201%
Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 215 219 220 218 217 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
74.5% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 23.1
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 23.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 74.5%
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 1,733 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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