Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	113% 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	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '20 at 20:21
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 310 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 1,247 104% 901 Pts	64-Core 1,243 77% 1,243 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3729) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 156 Parallax 151 130% 156 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 141 Splatting 102 113% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 294GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 426 455 455 435 420 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 417 Mixed 398 SusWrite 395 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 50.8 171% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 291 235% 332 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 217GB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 134 135 137 138 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 179 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 136 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 114%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 6TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 175 178 169 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 178 Write 185 Mixed 130 SusWrite 174 226% 167 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 95%
WD My Book Duo 25F6 6TB 235 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free, PID 25f6 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 122 125 126 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 122 Write 127 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 124 153% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 029E CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.7% Good	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 19.6 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 21 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 110%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 109%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	435x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	154x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	293x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	125x
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	41x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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