Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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	248% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191223
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 18 '20 at 06:56
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1070 99% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,055 65% 1,055 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% 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: 442.19 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 158 Parallax 160 140% 163 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 137 Splatting 102 113% 143 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB 2,438 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 624 508 532 533 536 535 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,274 Write 1,142 Mixed 1,180 SusWrite 544 284% 1,285 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 88.7 292% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,289 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 170 269% 549 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 257%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 866GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 190 197 196 196 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 192 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 193 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 35.9 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 30.3 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	435x
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	154x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	293x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	125x
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	41x

RAM
X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,592 samples	311x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	70x
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 $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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