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 above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive304% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200220
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 07 '20 at 03:41
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 85
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 1,150
101% 858 Pts
64-Core 1159
72% 1159 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0961) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.8141
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 8.2
Reflection 12.5
Parallax 8.91
7% 9.86 fps
Gravity 7.57
Splatting 16.8
11% 12.2 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 512GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 949 891 843 849 846 833 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
304% Outstanding
Read 2,656
Write 2,411
Mixed 1,808
SusWrite 868
433% 1,936 MB/s
4K Read 66
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 87.9
290% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,285
DQ Write 1167
DQ Mixed 1,228
921% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 132%
This bench: 304%
Great: 298%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 187 184 189 189 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 176
Mixed 74
SusWrite 187
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 24.2
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 32.5
SC Mixed 26.4
72% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 873 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora R9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $726
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HDDRAMUSB
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