Alienware Aurora R8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 148%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics149% 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 Drive216% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R8  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 02XRCM
Memory58.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190719
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 23 '19 at 17:54
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 278
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 1,109
99% 836 Pts
64-Core 1,137
70% 1,137 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.58
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 214
Parallax 206
165% 207 fps
MRender 254
Gravity 204
Splatting 136
155% 198 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 149%
Great: 174%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 844 615 714 711 712 715 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,650
Write 1,854
Mixed 729
SusWrite 718
277% 1,238 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 53.5
214% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,020
DQ Write 837
DQ Mixed 791
630% 883 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 216%
Great: 223%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 33
103% 36.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 28.8
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 100%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R8 Builds (Compare 1,733 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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