Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive235% 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.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191105
Uptime9.7 Days
Run DateJan 08 '20 at 00:51
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$137
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 88.8
1-Core 137
2-Core 275
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 730
80% 634 Pts
64-Core 752
47% 752 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 93.8%
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: 441.41
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.8% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 110
Parallax 109
95% 112 fps
MRender 159
Gravity 115
Splatting 94
97% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1527 390 395 402 393 399 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,800
Write 1,620
Mixed 1,242
SusWrite 584
293% 1,312 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 70.4
243% 89.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,143
DQ Write 1,223
DQ Mixed 748
683% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 235%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37
147GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 146 137 141 139 140 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 79.7
Write 107
Mixed 56.8
SusWrite 140
70% 95.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
79% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 113%
aigo 320GB
228GB free, PID 0539
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 17 14 14 14 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
5.57% Terrible
Read 12.2
Write 12
Mixed 10.8
SusWrite 14.5
17% 12.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
14% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.57%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43DB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.1% Very good
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.3
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 21.7
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.1%
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 1,768 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: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $442
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HDDRAMUSB
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