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 (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	219% 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 02XRCM
Memory	24.8 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 03 '22 at 15:49
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,142 101% 858 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon-VII-$841 13,762 User benchmarks, average bench 101% Dell(1028 1901) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.5.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 132 Reflection 113 Parallax 205 108% 150 fps	Gravity 154 Splatting 84.9 101% 119 fps
Poor: 91% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 728GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001070 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1196 1208 1194 1207 1204 1208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,271 Write 1,237 Mixed 1,090 SusWrite 1,203 270% 1,200 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 56.6 184% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 827 DQ Write 853 DQ Mixed 898 659% 859 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 219%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 399GB free Firmware: RVM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,137 Write 8,454 Mixed 8721 1,959% 8,770 MB/s	4K Read 672 4K Write 274 4K Mixed 374 1,644% 440 MB/s	DQ Read 2,072 DQ Write 1,394 DQ Mixed 1,492 1,178% 1,653 MB/s
Poor: 85% Great: 132%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 372GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 482 485 484 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 483 Mixed 382 SusWrite 483 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58.8 197% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 386GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 483 485 484 484 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 482 Mixed 444 SusWrite 483 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 56.6 189% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 4,269 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 35.4 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 31 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%

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System: Alienware Aurora R8

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	359x
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	342x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	167x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 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 $269	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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