Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191105
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 05:48
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	78% Very good	Memory 80.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 225 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 564 62% 487 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 124 Reflection 108 Parallax 136 102% 123 fps	Gravity 110 Splatting 100 93% 105 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,955 Write 1,555 Mixed 1,174 346% 1,561 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.3 205% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 233 210% 328 MB/s
Poor: 110% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 291GB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 116 119 126 105 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 132 Write 153 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 110 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 86% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 106%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB 7,781 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID 0302 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 6.5 6.1 5.1 7.8 8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	1.76% Terrible	Read 2.2 Write 2 Mixed 6 SusWrite 6.6 6% 4.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.76% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	67% Good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 22.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 18.3 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 79.3 50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67% 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 25: 1R 4G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	62%	21	250	166	165	31.5"	2560 1440	DELD0F4 DELL S3220DGF

History: Score 10: 1R 1G 2B | Score 25: 1R 4G 8B

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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 $179	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