Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	233% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

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Run History

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System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	35.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190314
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '20 at 08:05
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 82.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 849 86% 694 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Dell(1028 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 73.7 Reflection 74.8 Parallax 72.5 60% 73.7 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 72 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 199 193 200 191 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,225 Write 1,116 Mixed 1180 SusWrite 214 261% 1,184 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 82.7 275% 96 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,047 DQ Mixed 1,008 760% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 255%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA1000CM10002 1TB 3,599 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 273GB free Firmware: STAS1024 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 430 263 446 429 445 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 502 Write 390 Mixed 387 SusWrite 405 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 32.2 112% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 87.3 DQ Mixed 159 133% 200 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 677GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 157 154 158 152 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 159 Mixed 22 SusWrite 155 92% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$65 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 238GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 91 87 87 89 93 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 68 Write 113 Mixed 55 SusWrite 88 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 177 174 181 182 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 029E000080AD CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.8% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 24.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 72%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	364x
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	342x
Core i9-9900KIntel $429Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	231x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $287Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	173x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	162x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	89x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	59x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	161x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	154x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	142x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16