Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 155%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics152% 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 Drive215% 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
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191223
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '20 at 22:32
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 133
2-Core 273
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 1,126
99% 842 Pts
64-Core 1505
93% 1505 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3647 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
152% Outstanding
Lighting 208
Reflection 223
Parallax 213
170% 215 fps
MRender 258
Gravity 204
Splatting 138
157% 200 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 152%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB
647GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 772 966 1209 1248 1250 1266 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,274
Write 1,252
Mixed 1,085
SusWrite 1,119
266% 1,182 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 56.2
184% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 864
DQ Write 849
DQ Mixed 913
670% 875 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 215%
Great: 219%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
931GB free
Firmware: UH4400RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 275 271 279 279 283 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 443
Write 320
Mixed 270
SusWrite 278
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 12.9
55% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 95.9
DQ Mixed 30.4
44% 82.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 58%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
625GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 386 476 488 488 487 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 477
Mixed 430
SusWrite 441
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 54.6
179% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 356
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 33.1
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 29.1
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 105%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 878 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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