Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 120%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics124% 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 Drive230% 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '19 at 12:32
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$258
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
99% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 1,182
101% 870 Pts
64-Core 1,178
73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 99%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (54th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 161
Parallax 167
138% 166 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 147
Splatting 107
116% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ssdpekkf256g8 NVMe INTEL 256GB
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D06N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 284 270 271 270 271 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 2384
Write 1,120
Mixed 1,105
SusWrite 301
270% 1,228 MB/s
4K Read 66.3
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 82.4
279% 95.5 MB/s
DQ Read 819
DQ Write 523
DQ Mixed 113
235% 485 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 230%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 176 197 199 199 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 191
Mixed 81
SusWrite 195
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XN205T-MIE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
59.6% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 17
58% 20.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 18.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,733 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: 109% - Outstanding Total price: $458
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair 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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