Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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	223% 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	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.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191004
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 04:33
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 1,154 100% 855 Pts	64-Core 1,465 91% 1,465 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 204 Parallax 212 162% 205 fps	MRender 244 Gravity 196 Splatting 124 147% 188 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB 5,553 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 1273 1239 1295 1203 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,510 Write 1,278 Mixed 1,135 SusWrite 1,119 283% 1,261 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 55.7 182% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 914 667% 865 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 215%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 483GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 178 178 178 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 164 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 177 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB 2,592 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 20.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 24.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 88%

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

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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	444x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	299x
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	314x
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 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16