Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '21 at 16:14
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,052 98% 817 Pts	64-Core 962 60% 962 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 167 Parallax 174 144% 173 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 157 Splatting 128 127% 160 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 697 691 640 701 655 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,739 Write 1,976 Mixed 640 SusWrite 698 282% 1,263 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 73.3 235% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 815 673% 976 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 223%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 161GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 389 414 427 448 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 227 Mixed 344 SusWrite 396 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 54.8 185% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 252 218% 324 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 126%
WD VelociRaptor 500GB-$62 8,133 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 444GB free Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 181 181 181 181 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 173 Mixed 111 SusWrite 180 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.6 340% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
CHIPSBNK USB 2.0 1GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 0GB free, PID 6025 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Read 20.1 Write 6 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 6.3 11% 10 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 41% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-VK 80CE000080CE M378A1K43CB2-CTD 80CE000080CE M378A1K43CB2-CTD 80AD000080AD HMA81GU6DJR8N-VK 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 28.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 21.3 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 20: 2R 2G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
20%	19%	42	337	270	165	31.5"	2560 1440	GBT3200 G32QC

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Gaming 102%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	334x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	169x
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	57x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	151x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16