Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (18%). 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	21 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '20 at 14:20
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 84.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 253 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 833 76% 637 Pts	64-Core 972 60% 972 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.7% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 120 Parallax 115 101% 120 fps	MRender 157 Gravity 114 Splatting 94.7 97% 122 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 123%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 2,010 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 643GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,508 Write 2,034 Mixed 1,596 385% 1,713 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.8 220% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 801 599% 801 MB/s
Poor: 115% Great: 261%
WD My Passport 0837 1TB 3,852 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 365GB free, PID 0837 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,363 Write 3 Mixed 6 1,181% 1,791 MB/s	4K Read 717 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 2,677% 239 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB 1,806 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 25.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 19.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 97%

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

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 109%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	446x
Core i7-9700KIntel $263Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	300x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	128x
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	315x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	72x
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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16