Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	317% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190823
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 01:00
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 1,160 102% 870 Pts	64-Core 1,157 72% 1,157 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0961) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6617 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.21% Terrible	Lighting 8.57 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.47 7% 9.76 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.7 11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.21% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 172 Parallax 165 144% 171 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 160 Splatting 111 124% 158 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 512GB 3,592 User benchmarks, average bench 220% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2100 810 798 811 804 776 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,648 Write 2,392 Mixed 1,909 SusWrite 1,016 446% 1,991 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 89.5 292% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,409 DQ Write 1,224 DQ Mixed 1,312 985% 1,315 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 298%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 190 187 190 190 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 162 Mixed 104 SusWrite 188 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB 17,500 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 34.8 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 122%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	439x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	295x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	127x
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	311x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	70x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	53x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $15	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