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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	205% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '20 at 15:14
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 82.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 901 88% 723 Pts	64-Core 1,418 88% 1,418 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 179 Reflection 189 Parallax 201 146% 190 fps	Gravity 187 Splatting 115 129% 151 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 512GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001040 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1125 1141 1158 1203 1194 740 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,199 Write 1,219 Mixed 1,051 SusWrite 1,094 257% 1,141 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 49.9 166% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 938 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 874 656% 877 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 219%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 999GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 435 448 457 456 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 435 Mixed 386 SusWrite 449 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 48.2 164% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 286 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 102GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 249 248 245 249 245 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 426 Write 266 Mixed 297 SusWrite 248 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 33.4 128% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 184 168% 257 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB 1,806 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 27.3 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 97%

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

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	444x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	298x
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	314x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	71x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16