Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive245% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191004
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 22:31
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 93.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 264
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 1,020
93% 780 Pts
64-Core 1,534
95% 1,534 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 145
Parallax 151
125% 150 fps
MRender 185
Gravity 133
Splatting 107
112% 142 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 116%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv2t04 NVMe TOSHIBA 2048GB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1384 950 951 961 967 918 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 1,941
Write 1,877
Mixed 1,387
SusWrite 1,022
349% 1,557 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 58.3
205% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,054
DQ Write 804
DQ Mixed 763
616% 874 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 245%
Great: 259%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96% Outstanding
MC Read 35.7
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 29.3
98% 34.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 27.1
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 96%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 876 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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