Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210106
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 18:11
Run Duration	458 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,117 102% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,078 67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Dell(1028 3796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.37 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 85 Reflection 87.2 Parallax 79.7 69% 84 fps	Gravity 77.3 Splatting 70.3 65% 73.8 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2B0B 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 296 379 262 386 400 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 316 Write 158 Mixed 118 SusWrite 317 51% 227 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 54.8 4K Mixed 15.6 85% 31.3 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 103 133% 237 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 122%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 191 196 195 193 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 164 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 194 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-VK 80CE000080CE M378A1K43CB2-CTD 16GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.9 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 25.3 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 666666666: 0R 0G 666666666B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	14	11	9	60	32"	1280 720	EGA0001 Elgato

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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 $133	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