Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	287% 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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 23:13
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 291 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 1,133 87% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,601 99% 1,601 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 85.3% 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: 445.87 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 217 Parallax 204 162% 206 fps	MRender 234 Gravity 194 Splatting 133 147% 187 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60pnv2t04 NVMe KIOXIA 2048GB 1,986 User benchmarks, average bench 253% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 10704103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1266 1760 1604 1602 1606 1612 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,017 Write 2,124 Mixed 1,596 SusWrite 1,575 412% 1,828 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 70.3 236% 83 MB/s	DQ Read 1,015 DQ Write 653 DQ Mixed 789 600% 819 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 331%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 542GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 78 83 86 88 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 68.5 Write 78.5 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 82.2 57% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 67%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 134 132 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 140 Write 139 Mixed 111 SusWrite 130 176% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 123% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 105%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 24.1 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 25.9 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 97%

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

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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 $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	448x
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	161x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	302x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	130x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	74x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc601Bench 162%, 6,475 samples	52x
2200S NVMe 512GBMicronBench 167%, 5,553 samples	44x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 146%, 3,696 samples	42x

RAM
X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,592 samples	317x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	75x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	55x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $709

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16