Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 180%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 180%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics180% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory57 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '19 at 16:54
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 296
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 604
8-Core 1,038
99% 821 Pts
64-Core 1,610
100% 1,610 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Lighting 279
Reflection 199
Parallax 227
227% 235 fps
MRender 238
Gravity 192
Splatting 129
146% 187 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 180%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CT1000P 1TB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,493
Write 1,478
Mixed 1,107
303% 1,359 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 10.8
4K Mixed 16.9
117% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 688
DQ Write 10.1
DQ Mixed 16.5
95% 238 MB/s
Poor: 128% Great: 299%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
294GB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 53 54 59 61 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
20% Poor
Read 12.5
Write 57
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 57
28% 37.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 20%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 04CD F4-3200C16-16GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-16GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-16GTZR 64GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
105% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 34.7
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 45
SC Mixed 31.4
93% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 102%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,741 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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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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