Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.91% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive156% 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
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181015
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 20:35
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400-$161
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 257
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 753
79% 632 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 08F7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.91% Terrible
Lighting 6.97
Reflection 10.6
Parallax 7.47
6% 8.35 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 6.23
Splatting 14.8
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.91%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 777 568 569 571 573 576 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
156% Outstanding
Read 1,029
Write 892
Mixed 586
SusWrite 606
174% 778 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 49.5
168% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 471
DQ Write 678
DQ Mixed 440
371% 530 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 156%
Great: 313%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 199 196 194 194 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 179
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 196
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 16GB
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 40.4
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 30.5
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 29.9
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,749 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: $465
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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