Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics113% 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 Drive233% 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
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200603
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 14 '20 at 10:29
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 86.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 582
8-Core 1132
102% 857 Pts
64-Core 1,104
68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 148
Reflection 140
Parallax 138
120% 142 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 125
Splatting 102
107% 135 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 113%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe KIOXIA 256GB
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1102 609 397 407 410 395 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 2,107
Write 1,550
Mixed 1,253
SusWrite 553
304% 1,366 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 69.2
237% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 973
DQ Write 871
DQ Mixed 747
608% 864 MB/s
Poor: 97%
This bench: 233%
Great: 251%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 498GB
32GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 332 367 369 373 372 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 321
Write 324
Mixed 301
SusWrite 350
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 27.6
88% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 140
103% 134 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
589GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 171 171 170 170 172 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 161
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 169
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
MC Read 33.4
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 24.9
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 25
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 85.8%
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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