Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	47.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190823
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 07:35
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 282 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,141 102% 861 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 105%

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: 441.12 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 175 Parallax 184 150% 181 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 160 Splatting 114 125% 159 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 828GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 300 388 388 392 389 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 228 Write 270 Mixed 184 SusWrite 360 59% 260 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 24.2 4K Mixed 15.4 45% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 24.2 DQ Write 53.6 DQ Mixed 28.9 25% 35.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 99%
Nvme KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GB 754 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 173GB free Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1303 504 404 406 405 405 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,946 Write 452 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 571 234% 1,063 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 72.7 246% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1281 DQ Write 1,095 DQ Mixed 770 691% 1,049 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 239%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 184 196 198 199 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 195 Mixed 29 SusWrite 195 111% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 33GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 5.8 29 33 29 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	23.6% Poor	Read 80.5 Write 50.5 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 23.6 58% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.4 166% 4.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 23.6% 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 @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 21.5 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 21.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.3% 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 $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	437x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	154x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	294x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	126x
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	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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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