Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 150% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	146% 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	266% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	58 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 18:56
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KS 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,181 106% 893 Pts	64-Core 1631 101% 1631 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 207 Parallax 218 161% 208 fps	MRender 245 Gravity 195 Splatting 134 150% 191 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB 2,636 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 718GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15300229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 944 1478 1439 1312 1403 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,514 Write 2,056 Mixed 1,649 SusWrite 1,261 418% 1,870 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 61.5 206% 64.1 MB/s	DQ Read 942 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 339 304% 482 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 367%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 132 131 127 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 98.5 Write 92 Mixed 77 SusWrite 127 73% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 106%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 101 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 110 Write 95.7 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 99.2 126% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 4x16GB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 28.8 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 26.9 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 98%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	443x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	298x
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	314x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	71x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	54x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $716

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16