Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 170%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 178%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics160% 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 Drive258% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191031
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 09:55
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900KS
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 161
2-Core 290
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,282
114% 965 Pts
64-Core 1,778
110% 1,778 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3660 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
160% Outstanding
Lighting 220
Reflection 229
Parallax 241
179% 230 fps
MRender 269
Gravity 224
Splatting 142
166% 212 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 160%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 512GB
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11111012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1086 973 973 980 979 930 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 1,933
Write 2,255
Mixed 1,952
SusWrite 987
401% 1,782 MB/s
4K Read 49.9
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 72.4
252% 93.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,077
DQ Write 831
DQ Mixed 958
715% 955 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 258%
Great: 285%
Seagate Fast SSD 1TB
793GB free
Firmware: 0002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 442 260 433 438 449 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 420
Mixed 363
SusWrite 411
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 35.7
122% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 171
136% 191 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 182 189 190 190 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 183
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 188
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 28.8
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 19.5
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.8%
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 887 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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