Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 15:27
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 708 76% 605 Pts	64-Core 736 46% 736 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 92.4 Reflection 85.5 Parallax 83.8 75% 87.2 fps	Gravity 81.7 Splatting 70.5 67% 76.1 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB 6,080 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,878 Write 2,319 Mixed 1,850 452% 2,016 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 75.4 250% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1237 DQ Write 1,035 DQ Mixed 1,134 850% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 173% Great: 502%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 192 Write 103 Mixed 79 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 32GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 232 Write 128 Mixed 54 148% 138 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 8 693% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 14.2 DQ Write 12.4 DQ Mixed 10.4 828% 12.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX2666C16/8G 01980000802C X5H5PW-MIE 16GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	77.3% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 22.7 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 22.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 79%

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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 $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 $260	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 $175	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) $32	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