Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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 Drive265% 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 01 '20 at 01:25
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 141
2-Core 272
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 1,156
102% 866 Pts
64-Core 1,156
72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 100%
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 (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 166
Parallax 177
143% 173 fps
MRender 196
Gravity 153
Splatting 108
120% 152 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 128%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1235 661 796 799 803 804 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 2,054
Write 2,258
Mixed 1,554
SusWrite 850
377% 1,679 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 74.1
248% 88.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,290
DQ Write 1,137
DQ Mixed 901
761% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 265%
Great: 267%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 176 188 187 188 189 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 178
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 182
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 24.4
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 26.4
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 86.1%
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 872 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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