Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics115% 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 Drive183% 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200220
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 14:32
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 86.6
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
101% 188 Pts
4-Core 636
8-Core 1,224
110% 930 Pts
64-Core 1,506
93% 1,506 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.92
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 146
Parallax 143
124% 147 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
109% 138 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB
517GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001040 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 996 960 895 396 595 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,099
Write 1,252
Mixed 1,016
SusWrite 788
234% 1,039 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 54.2
172% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 824
DQ Write 846
DQ Mixed 902
660% 857 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 183%
Great: 219%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
230GB free
Firmware: MS2OA810
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 124 129 129 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72% Very good
Read 124
Write 124
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 127
72% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72%
Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
809GB free
Firmware: MN6OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 119 118 121 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
60% Good
Read 91
Write 93
Mixed 58.3
SusWrite 118
66% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRGM6C-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.4
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 27
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 27.1
76% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 878 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora R9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $726
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