Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	160% 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, 4 years ago, 4 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	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200220
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 20:06
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 1,115 105% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,463 91% 1,463 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 2370 MHz, MLim: 3879 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	160% Outstanding	Lighting 220 Reflection 5.31 Parallax 227 179% 151 fps	MRender 267 Gravity 217 Splatting 154 168% 213 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 160% 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: 1159 1718 1581 1566 1588 1571 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2,040 Write 2,279 Mixed 1,599 SusWrite 1,530 419% 1,862 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 69.3 233% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 691 DQ Mixed 835 632% 858 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 331%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$55 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 542GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 79.7 Write 76.3 Mixed 55 SusWrite 81.1 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.2% 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: 128 129 133 131 132 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 137 Write 139 Mixed 111 SusWrite 131 176% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 56.7% 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 (47^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 27 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 26.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.7% 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	158x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	301x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	129x
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	55x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $716

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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