Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 125%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics123% 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 Drive80.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190401
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '19 at 18:19
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 298
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 1,093
100% 840 Pts
64-Core 1721
106% 1721 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 162
Parallax 156
136% 162 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 142
Splatting 103
112% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 149 126 133 131 137 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 496
Write 275
Mixed 329
SusWrite 135
68% 309 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 39.6
140% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 144
122% 178 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 200 197 198 200 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 194
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 199
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M378A1K43DB2-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 22.3
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 35.1
SC Mixed 26.5
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.5%
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 1,738 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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HDDRAMUSB
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