Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive224% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '20 at 03:33
Run Duration255 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$250
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 82
1-Core 135
2-Core 287
90% 168 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 847
79% 660 Pts
64-Core 912
56% 912 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 85%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 150
Reflection 144
Parallax 139
122% 144 fps
Gravity 131
Splatting 94.8
97% 113 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1072 707 718 714 683 531 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,571
Write 1,917
Mixed 660
SusWrite 737
274% 1,221 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 66.1
215% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,256
DQ Write 939
DQ Mixed 1,101
822% 1,099 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 224%
Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB
87GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 448 449 440 450 382 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 447
Mixed 432
SusWrite 436
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 88.3
4K Mixed 52
165% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 287
233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB
56GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 39 40 32 35 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
5.24% Terrible
Read 55.7
Write 54
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 37.6
10% 46.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
2% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 5.24%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
696GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 190 192 194 194 194 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 140
Write 168
Mixed 71
SusWrite 193
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 113%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55
129GB free
Firmware: SM12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 65 65 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 88.2
Write 47.8
Mixed 66
SusWrite 65.1
50% 66.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
336GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 84 84 82 83 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
43.9% Average
Read 82.3
Write 83
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 83.3
105% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
164% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 65%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB
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 (9th percentile)
26.3% Poor
Read 36
Write 36.7
Mixed 29
SusWrite 36.7
47% 34.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.3
190% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 859B BLS16G4D26BFST.16FD 32GB
2666, 2666 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 28
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 18.7
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Aurora R9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $716
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