Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 Drive157% 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 (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0R3FWM
Memory22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190314
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '20 at 12:25
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 47%
Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 136
2-Core 271
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 690
72% 576 Pts
64-Core 1,088
67% 1,088 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 3735) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 124
Parallax 138
106% 131 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 129
Splatting 102
108% 136 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 418 407 419 420 421 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
157% Outstanding
Read 1,132
Write 459
Mixed 468
SusWrite 420
137% 620 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 52.5
190% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 790
DQ Write 451
DQ Mixed 336
326% 526 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 157%
Great: 215%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 202 202 203 204 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 197
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 203
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KTP9W1-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 26.2
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 19
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 93%

 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: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $495
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