Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	240% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0R3FWM
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220321
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '22 at 08:12
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 291 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,194 107% 903 Pts	64-Core 1,196 74% 1,196 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SSDPEKKF256G8 NV 256GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: D05N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 278 278 280 278 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2347 Write 1116 Mixed 1,091 SusWrite 314 268% 1217 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 85.2 288% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 822 DQ Write 864 DQ Mixed 283 368% 656 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 240%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 85GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 476 418 347 348 347 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 451 Mixed 397 SusWrite 397 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 43.7 149% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 298GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 164 164 164 161 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 483 Write 150 Mixed 201 SusWrite 163 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.5 60% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 133%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$179 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 204 205 207 217 216 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 36.4 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 30.9 92% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 119%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	338x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	230x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	344x
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	171x
RTX 2080Nvidia $389Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	159x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	88x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	160x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	152x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	139x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16