Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive218% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 27 '20 at 04:11
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 131
2-Core 262
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 1,096
95% 809 Pts
64-Core 1,469
91% 1,469 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 172
Reflection 160
Parallax 167
140% 166 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 150
Splatting 107
118% 150 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 126%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB
855GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001040 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1218 1209 1196 1274 1264 1260 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1282
Write 1261
Mixed 1,096
SusWrite 1,237
275% 1219 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 53.6
176% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 875
DQ Write 777
DQ Mixed 825
619% 826 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 218%
Great: 219%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 184 189 183 192 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 170
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 188
104% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB
302GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 245 244 248 247 247 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 232
Write 219
Mixed 217
SusWrite 246
313% 229 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 23.8
1,772% 24.2 MB/s
DQ Read 24.5
DQ Write 26.1
DQ Mixed 25.1
1,832% 25.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 172%
Great: 198%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 37.4
MC Mixed 29.4
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 27.2
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95.7%
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 876 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: $726
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