Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 141%
UFO
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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics153% 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 Drive303% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190823
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 14 '19 at 00:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 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 i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 272
92% 166 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 1,110
92% 800 Pts
64-Core 1,108
69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 92.8%
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: 441.20
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 208
Reflection 215
Parallax 213
169% 212 fps
MRender 261
Gravity 210
Splatting 138
159% 203 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 153%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
763GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1388 1232 1570 1582 1578 1586 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 1,997
Write 2,352
Mixed 1,627
SusWrite 1,489
420% 1,866 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 75.6
256% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,225
DQ Write 1,142
DQ Mixed 1,016
808% 1,127 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 303%
Great: 332%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 146 173 173 169 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 148
Write 95.5
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 164
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 25.8
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 35
SC Mixed 26.8
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 60.1
66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 878 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora R9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $726
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