Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% 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 Drive202% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190822
Uptime12.8 Days
Run DateDec 02 '19 at 14:20
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 99%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 56.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 213
66% 123 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 981
94% 778 Pts
64-Core 1,058
66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
131% Outstanding
Lighting 181
Reflection 176
Parallax 172
147% 176 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 157
Splatting 110
122% 156 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 131%
Great: 139%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 1TB
498GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 922 894 1130 1113 1021 1116 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 851
Write 903
Mixed 665
SusWrite 1,033
195% 863 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 49.2
180% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 1,432
DQ Write 833
DQ Mixed 517
550% 927 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 202%
Great: 261%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA82GU6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 24.3
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 21.5
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 140
29% 140 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 77%
Great: 92%

 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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