Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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 Drive	217% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190823
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '20 at 12:05
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 284 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,096 99% 835 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 163 Parallax 169 140% 168 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 148 Splatting 107 116% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 839 691 698 702 705 703 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,671 Write 1,538 Mixed 634 SusWrite 723 254% 1,141 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 58 205% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 863 DQ Mixed 1,214 841% 1,048 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 92GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 334 398 408 410 398 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 444 Mixed 432 SusWrite 369 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 44.3 157% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 286 222% 307 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 56GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 40 39 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	5.29% Terrible	Read 52 Write 54.3 Mixed 39 SusWrite 40.3 10% 46.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 2% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 5.29% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 702GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 202 197 198 200 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 190 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 199 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55 8,365 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 75GB free Firmware: SM12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 67 67 67 65 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 34.2 Mixed 51 SusWrite 65.9 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 380GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 87 89 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 98.8 Write 108 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 87.9 120% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 65%
Innostor Innostor 64GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 36GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 115 Write 52.8 Mixed 96 SusWrite 49.7 99% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Mixed 0 7% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB 2,592 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.1 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 24.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 88%

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Gaming 120%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 109%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	444x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	299x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	127x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	72x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc601Bench 162%, 6,475 samples	52x
2200S NVMe 512GBMicronBench 167%, 5,553 samples	43x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 152%, 2,261 samples	42x

RAM
X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,592 samples	314x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	72x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	54x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $716

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16