Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	2.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 20:48
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	67.2% Good	Memory 48.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 264 75% 147 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 707 72% 585 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001040 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 686 355 55 19 57 269 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 1,249 Write 986 Mixed 898 SusWrite 240 188% 843 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 3.2 80% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 622 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 38.8 109% 250 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 476GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 173 176 176 178 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 17.1 Write 77.9 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 174 55% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 113%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 94GB free Firmware: GG2OAH10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 59 59 61 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 66.3 Write 61.8 Mixed 28 SusWrite 60.1 39% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB 9,471 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	64.4% Good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 23.3 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 9.3 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 168 24% 168 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	358x
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	332x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	229x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $396Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	158x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	57x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	149x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16