Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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.

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Run History

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System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191004
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 08:18
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 141 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 1,142 99% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,142 71% 1,142 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C756) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.9% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 109 Parallax 113 94% 112 fps	MRender 150 Gravity 102 Splatting 90.3 90% 114 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 786GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 402 217 193 368 445 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 474 Mixed 449 SusWrite 329 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 47.5 157% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 348 262% 350 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 206 207 206 208 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 198 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 206 122% 169 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB 2,831 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 24.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 26 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 92%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 109%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	446x
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	300x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	128x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	72x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc601Bench 162%, 6,475 samples	52x
2200S NVMe 512GBMicronBench 167%, 5,553 samples	43x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 152%, 2,261 samples	42x

RAM
X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,592 samples	315x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	72x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	54x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $716

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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