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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	212% 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.

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Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190823
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '20 at 23:55
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 282 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,077 98% 825 Pts	64-Core 973 60% 973 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 696 700 699 699 586 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,627 Write 1,473 Mixed 592 SusWrite 732 246% 1,106 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 55.7 199% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,045 DQ Write 823 DQ Mixed 795 633% 888 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 86GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 416 416 402 410 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 433 Mixed 425 SusWrite 409 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 51.2 167% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 287 233% 331 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 38 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	5.41% Terrible	Read 55.2 Write 53.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 39.3 10% 46.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 3% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 5.41% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 696GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 193 195 193 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 178 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 193 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% 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: 60 67 65 67 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 82 Write 49.5 Mixed 68 SusWrite 65 49% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.3% 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: 80 81 84 84 81 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 108 Write 86 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 82.1 111% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 165% 2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.2% 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 (11^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 31.5 Write 36.2 Mixed 26 SusWrite 36.8 45% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.2 200% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.9% 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 above expectations (69^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 28.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 24.8 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 91%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	446x
Core i7-9700KIntel $260Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	300x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	128x
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	315x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	72x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	54x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $716

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16