Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive172% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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
Memory42.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191105
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 04 '20 at 00:19
Run Duration205 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 83.8
1-Core 142
2-Core 282
92% 169 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 833
85% 685 Pts
64-Core 827
51% 827 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.58
Performing below potential (60th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 124
Parallax 126
106% 127 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 127
Splatting 102
107% 135 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 368 312 313 312 313 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,237
Write 509
Mixed 1,024
SusWrite 324
172% 774 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 67.9
235% 84.7 MB/s
DQ Read 602
DQ Write 727
DQ Mixed 634
486% 654 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 172%
Great: 167%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: S0118C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1597 1633 1699 1757 1743 1761 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
355% Outstanding
Read 2,496
Write 1,962
Mixed 1,527
SusWrite 1,698
430% 1921 MB/s
4K Read 66.5
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 92.4
315% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,382
DQ Write 1,056
DQ Mixed 511
574% 983 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 355%
Great: 373%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
931GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 193 193 193 193 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 179
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 193
107% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 108%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4D30BESB.16FD 01980000802C XJ69DF-MIE 859B0000802C BLS16G4D30BESB.16FD 01980000802C XJ69DF-MIE 48GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 26.8
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 33.3
SC Mixed 26.4
74% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,742 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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System: Alienware Aurora R8

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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