Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	244% 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	14.2 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 07:25
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,168 104% 882 Pts	64-Core 1,157 72% 1,157 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% 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	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 121 Parallax 121 106% 124 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 124 Splatting 101 106% 134 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 1178 388 397 400 390 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 1,947 Write 407 Mixed 1,144 SusWrite 524 221% 1,005 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 75.7 258% 93.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,256 DQ Write 1,171 DQ Mixed 785 706% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 239%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 535GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 150 153 155 153 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 142 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 152 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.7% 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)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 25.2 91% 32 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 24.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 88%

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

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Desktop 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	438x
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	295x
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 $133	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