Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 124%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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 Drive227% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191004
Uptime10.1 Days
Run DateDec 23 '19 at 02:56
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 284
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 1,140
96% 830 Pts
64-Core 1074
66% 1074 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
130% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 172
Parallax 179
146% 177 fps
MRender 197
Gravity 154
Splatting 109
120% 153 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 130%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 629 728 735 732 735 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
227% Outstanding
Read 1,722
Write 1,832
Mixed 681
SusWrite 734
278% 1,242 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 60.6
217% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,156
DQ Write 957
DQ Mixed 812
675% 975 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 227%
Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 193 211 212 211 210 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 212
Write 200
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 202
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 119%
Great: 113%
Generic- SD/MMC 64GB
53GB free, PID 8468
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
9.62% Terrible
Read 21.7
Write 19.5
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 11.7
20% 15.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 2.3
126% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.62%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.8% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 23.3
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24.9
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 887 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: $716
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