Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	196% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	270% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220321
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '22 at 16:41
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 143 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 917 85% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,428 88% 1,428 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 406E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 258 Parallax 295 233% 280 fps	MRender 320 Gravity 241 Splatting 175 193% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB 2,759 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1791 1476 1526 1494 1503 1521 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1,856 Write 2,056 Mixed 1,402 SusWrite 1,552 387% 1,716 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 63.9 209% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 900 DQ Write 702 DQ Mixed 801 599% 801 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 312%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 148GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 455 455 458 451 428 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 459 Mixed 444 SusWrite 450 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 46.1 149% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 430GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 114 109 113 112 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 125 Write 140 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 112 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 108%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 108 115 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 56.1 Write 116 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 110 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 70%
WD My Passport 259D 4TB 1,267 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 93GB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 54 52 53 50 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 75.4 Write 83.4 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 45.9 89% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GB 4,647 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	69.2% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 12 32% 11.3 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 88%

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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 $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	358x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16