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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	243% 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191004
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '20 at 17:29
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 298 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,178 105% 886 Pts	64-Core 1469 91% 1469 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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: 442.23 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 179 Reflection 173 Parallax 167 146% 173 fps	Gravity 159 Splatting 112 117% 136 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 512GB 3,236 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11111012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 653 670 649 630 650 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,916 Write 2,249 Mixed 1924 SusWrite 690 381% 1,694 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 73.5 256% 96.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 976 738% 994 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 285%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 1.5TB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 446 444 447 447 448 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 189 Mixed 211 SusWrite 445 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 60.3 4K Mixed 36.4 119% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 253 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 117%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 486 486 485 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 484 Mixed 431 SusWrite 486 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 62.2 205% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 239 233 238 239 231 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 218 Write 222 Mixed 106 SusWrite 236 143% 195 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.8 362% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 138%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 257GB 291 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 228GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 58 58 60 62 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 90.5 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 60.9 118% 105 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 16.3 4K Mixed 10 926% 11.6 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 16.6 DQ Mixed 9.5 948% 14.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRGM6C-MIE 2x16GB 350 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 24.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.6 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 93%

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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 $40	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