Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	264% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware Aurora R8 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 02XRCM
Memory	1.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 04:59
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 248 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 671 75% 588 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$209 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% Dell(1028 3794) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69% Good	Lighting 89.9 Reflection 83.2 Parallax 72.6 73% 81.9 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 78.1 Splatting 73.9 61% 74 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 256GB 864 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15302029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1234 393 403 409 410 409 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,454 Write 2,206 Mixed 1,492 SusWrite 543 373% 1,674 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 83.6 280% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,009 DQ Write 1,063 DQ Mixed 1,129 823% 1,067 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 260%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 208 206 205 208 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 196 Mixed 80.9 SusWrite 206 125% 172 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GB 1,612 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 12.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 14.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 48%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 102%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 94%

Nuclear submarine

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 256GBPc401Bench 118%, 9,137 samples	87x
NVMe TOSHIBA 256GBKxg60znv256gBench 184%, 4,018 samples	58x
NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GBKxg60znv1t02Bench 228%, 2,759 samples	54x

RAM
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	159x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	151x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	138x

Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $465

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16