Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	246% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 07:13
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 83.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 1,142 101% 857 Pts	64-Core 1,134 70% 1,134 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 120 Parallax 121 104% 123 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 124 Splatting 102 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GB 754 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 213GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1280 401 396 393 389 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2096 Write 1,019 Mixed 1,281 SusWrite 541 273% 1,234 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 76.4 262% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 994 DQ Write 1,164 DQ Mixed 759 661% 972 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 239%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 535GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 149 156 155 154 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 165 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 154 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB 2,592 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 25.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 25.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 88%

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

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Gaming 120%

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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	437x
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	294x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	126x
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	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 $279	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 $182	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) $30	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