Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive301% 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191031
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 11 '20 at 07:28
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 281
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 1,042
94% 795 Pts
64-Core 1,636
101% 1,636 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 168
Parallax 165
143% 170 fps
MRender 200
Gravity 154
Splatting 111
122% 155 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 129%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
867GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1902 1573 1584 1594 1593 1594 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
301% Outstanding
Read 2,038
Write 2344
Mixed 1,624
SusWrite 1,640
431% 1,911 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 73
248% 89.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,037
DQ Write 856
DQ Mixed 957
714% 950 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 301%
Great: 332%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 10TB
3TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 169 175 174 176 179 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 102%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB
10TB free
Firmware: DN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 236 235 238 239 238 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRGM6C-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 30
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 24.6
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 25.6
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 877 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora R9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $726
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