Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	147% 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	286% 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.

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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '20 at 23:23
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,182 103% 878 Pts	64-Core 1,584 98% 1,584 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.9% 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 (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	147% Outstanding	Lighting 199 Reflection 215 Parallax 203 162% 206 fps	MRender 249 Gravity 194 Splatting 137 152% 193 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 147% 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: 1342 1705 1609 1598 1590 1604 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,977 Write 2,104 Mixed 1,617 SusWrite 1,575 410% 1,818 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 71.8 241% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 651 DQ Mixed 780 591% 801 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 331%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 542GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 83 84 84 83 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 77.3 Write 71.7 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 82.4 55% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.9% 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: 124 126 134 132 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 136 Write 137 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 130 169% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.4% 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 @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 27.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 26.7 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 97%

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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	447x
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	156x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 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	44x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 152%, 2,261 samples	42x

RAM
X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,592 samples	316x
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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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