Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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 Drive	177% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190823
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 06:34
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$262 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 306 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 1185 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 1,201 74% 1,201 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.58 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 119 Parallax 120 102% 121 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 122 Splatting 96.2 102% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 2,219 User benchmarks, average bench 138% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 348 352 355 355 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1480 Write 837 Mixed 499 SusWrite 365 175% 795 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 44.2 208% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 519 DQ Write 991 DQ Mixed 454 430% 655 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 191%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 857GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 159 149 160 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 170 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 156 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 109%
APPLE HD D HTS547550A9E38 500GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 213GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 86 86 86 87 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 88 Write 85.5 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 85.8 101% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB 1,806 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 30.3 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 97%

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

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	450x
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	162x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	303x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	130x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	76x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc601Bench 162%, 6,475 samples	53x
2200S NVMe 512GBMicronBench 167%, 5,553 samples	44x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 146%, 3,696 samples	42x

RAM
X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,592 samples	318x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	76x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	55x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $709

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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