Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	196% 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	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190823
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '20 at 15:26
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 (63^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 85.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 1,058 97% 811 Pts	64-Core 923 57% 923 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.2% 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: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 156 Reflection 164 Parallax 163 128% 161 fps	Gravity 142 Splatting 106 107% 124 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% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 409 393 386 381 374 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1455 Write 1,182 Mixed 1,233 SusWrite 428 240% 1,075 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 65.7 216% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,167 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 1,030 763% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 85GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 412 413 419 415 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 440 Mixed 401 SusWrite 410 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 48.6 157% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 287 232% 328 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 56GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 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	5.49% Terrible	Read 56.5 Write 54.7 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 41.2 11% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 2% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 5.49% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 697GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 183 195 195 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 187 Mixed 73 SusWrite 192 116% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% 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: 62 62 64 65 63 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 85.8 Write 90.5 Mixed 65.3 SusWrite 62.9 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 324GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 87 88 87 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 118 Write 96 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 86.9 121% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 170% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.3% 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: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 36.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 37 48% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.3 204% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.6% 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 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.4% Good	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 28.5 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 21 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 69.4% 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 $515	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