Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory22.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190401
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 14:46
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 789
76% 626 Pts
64-Core 995
62% 995 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Dell(1028 3759) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 102
Parallax 96.1
85% 101 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 89.2
Splatting 76.4
77% 96.6 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 82%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpekkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D06N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,067
Write 1,014
Mixed 986
297% 1,356 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 66.8
216% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 820
DQ Write 750
DQ Mixed 114
270% 561 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
625GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 162 170 150 96 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 104
Write 130
Mixed 55
SusWrite 141
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.3
64% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A2K43DB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.4% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 25
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 24.5
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,743 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: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $495
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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