Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 155%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 163%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics153% 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 Drive251% 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
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '20 at 00:59
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KS
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94
1-Core 151
2-Core 304
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 1193
104% 887 Pts
64-Core 1,735
107% 1,735 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3660 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 210
Reflection 219
Parallax 230
171% 219 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 207
Splatting 134
156% 199 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 153%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 512GB
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11111012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 972 828 937 985 981 979 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 1,941
Write 2,240
Mixed 1936
SusWrite 947
398% 1,766 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 70.4
244% 90.3 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 801
DQ Mixed 886
664% 889 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 251%
Great: 285%
Seagate Fast SSD 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 0002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 444 259 433 434 434 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 462
Write 442
Mixed 363
SusWrite 408
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 34.8
118% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 264
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 169
140% 203 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 145 140 147 149 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 108
Write 124
Mixed 22
SusWrite 143
72% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 29
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 41.6
SC Mixed 28.8
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 59.7
67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95.6%
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 887 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 120%
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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 109%
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System: Alienware Aurora R9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $716
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