Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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
Memory2.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 26 '20 at 07:17
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 77.7
1-Core 111
2-Core 234
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 643
65% 529 Pts
64-Core 682
42% 682 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.23
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.4% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 82.8
Parallax 89.1
82% 90.7 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 89.1
Splatting 75.9
78% 98.7 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,734
Write 1,506
Mixed 1,124
323% 1,455 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 48.8
172% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 773
DQ Write 732
DQ Mixed 746
562% 750 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 242%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
419GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 152 152 151 150 151 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 177
Mixed 102
SusWrite 148
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
229% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
66.8% Good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 21.9
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.6
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 85
47% 85 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.8%
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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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