Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	189% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190823
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '20 at 20:30
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 576 8-Core 1,056 98% 816 Pts	64-Core 1,079 67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 174 Reflection 165 Parallax 172 142% 170 fps	Gravity 151 Splatting 108 112% 129 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 587 574 568 570 566 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,388 Write 650 Mixed 592 SusWrite 629 180% 815 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 49.4 194% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 612 DQ Mixed 708 554% 775 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 86GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 403 413 423 422 402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 445 Mixed 434 SusWrite 404 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 49.6 166% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 286 233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 56GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 41 41 39 40 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	5.28% Terrible	Read 52.2 Write 54.7 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 40 10% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 2% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 5.28% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 696GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 194 194 185 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 190 Mixed 81 SusWrite 191 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55 8,365 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 129GB free Firmware: SM12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 67 66 66 68 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 89.5 Write 52.7 Mixed 66 SusWrite 65.2 51% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 336GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 87 86 88 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 107 Write 94.2 Mixed 66 SusWrite 86.7 117% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.4 160% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 65%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 8.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 36 Mixed 32 SusWrite 37 48% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.3 207% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 859B BLS16G4D26BFST.16FD 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2666, 2666 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 29.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 34.8 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 91%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	439x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	295x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	127x
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	43x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 152%, 2,261 samples	42x

RAM
X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,592 samples	311x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	70x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	53x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16