Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 160% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	155% 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	196% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '20 at 23:21
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 1,156 99% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,596 99% 1,596 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	155% Outstanding	Lighting 213 Reflection 225 Parallax 231 174% 223 fps	MRender 257 Gravity 206 Splatting 140 158% 201 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 647GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 839 976 1244 1246 1259 1297 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 911 Write 1,047 Mixed 823 SusWrite 1,143 222% 981 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 52.6 166% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 855 DQ Write 866 DQ Mixed 914 672% 878 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 219%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 931GB free Firmware: UH4400RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 260 290 286 190 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 441 Write 355 Mixed 262 SusWrite 261 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 12.8 50% 19.9 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 30.7 46% 85.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 58%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 625GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 391 477 489 488 490 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 369 Mixed 353 SusWrite 448 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 57.1 183% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 33.2 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 29.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%

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

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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 $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	440x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	297x
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	312x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	71x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	53x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16