Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 107%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 149%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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 Drive367% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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
Memory58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191031
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateJan 15 '20 at 07:45
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 156
2-Core 321
102% 190 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 1,295
112% 958 Pts
64-Core 1,721
106% 1,721 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4035 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
134% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 175
Parallax 172
150% 177 fps
MRender 212
Gravity 163
Splatting 115
128% 163 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15300229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2329 2346 2307 1821 1567 1535 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
367% Outstanding
Read 2535
Write 2,440
Mixed 1,859
SusWrite 1984
496% 2,204 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 86.7
286% 99.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,341
DQ Write 1,138
DQ Mixed 1,220
919% 1,233 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 367%
Great: 367%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 191 191 190 190 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 161
Mixed 22.1
SusWrite 190
101% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRGM6C-MIE 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 28.5
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 29.7
84% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 94%

 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%
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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