Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 158%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 158%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics162% 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 Drive295% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 11 '20 at 17:25
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 268
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 959
91% 752 Pts
64-Core 1,513
94% 1,513 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3798 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
162% Outstanding
Lighting 221
Reflection 231
Parallax 244
180% 232 fps
MRender 281
Gravity 226
Splatting 155
173% 221 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 162%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
752GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1863 1616 1618 1620 1627 1623 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2150
Write 2,317
Mixed 1,617
SusWrite 1,661
436% 1,936 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 71
240% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 796
DQ Write 691
DQ Mixed 754
562% 747 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 295%
Great: 332%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 176 176 178 178 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
98% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 167
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 170
95% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
164% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98%
Great: 108%
Lacie d2 Quadra v3C 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 051E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 150 149 152 151 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 163
Mixed 77
SusWrite 150
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
234% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 29.8
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 26.5
82% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 886 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora R9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $716
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