Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	167% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 16:16
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	52%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 709 77% 610 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 66.1 Reflection 83.3 Parallax 49.9 54% 66.5 fps	Gravity 83.3 Splatting 47.9 56% 65.6 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme CA3-8D256-Q11 NV 256GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: C48110D Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 173 174 167 184 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,560 Write 778 Mixed 764 SusWrite 203 182% 826 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 62.1 191% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 723 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 301 342% 581 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 195%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 272GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 132 136 139 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 178 Write 165 Mixed 76 SusWrite 129 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 180 181 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 128 Write 156 Mixed 80 SusWrite 182 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.8 240% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 94%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 116GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 53 35 22 24 21 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 142 Write 43.2 Mixed 54 SusWrite 36 77% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2.5 132% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43DB2-CTD 2x8GB 1,733 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.5% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 21.6 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 19.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 88%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	357x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	228x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	339x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	56x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	158x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	149x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16