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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	267% 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.

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.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '20 at 02:22
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 251 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,066 99% 823 Pts	64-Core 1,068 66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 180 Reflection 172 Parallax 167 147% 173 fps	Gravity 158 Splatting 110 115% 134 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe TOSHIBA 512GB 7,642 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1774 776 756 780 767 787 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 1,962 Write 2,173 Mixed 1,464 SusWrite 940 367% 1,635 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 71 245% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 1,433 DQ Mixed 911 783% 1,138 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 267%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 421GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 54 55 54 55 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 68.2 Write 67.5 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 54.9 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.7 168% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 79%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 924GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 126 126 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 123 Write 112 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 125 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 71%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 158 157 157 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 154 Mixed 108 SusWrite 152 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 101%
Multiple Card Reader 256GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 184GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 13 12 13 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	7.69% Terrible	Read 12.5 Write 10.2 Mixed 13 SusWrite 12.2 16% 12 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 57% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.69% Great: 24%

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 above expectations (60^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 24.2 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 25.4 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 88%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	445x
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	300x
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	72x
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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16