Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	209% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190823
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '20 at 00:36
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 133 2-Core 273 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 1,005 94% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,007 62% 1,007 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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 156 Reflection 161 Parallax 164 127% 160 fps	Gravity 145 Splatting 107 109% 126 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 922 503 497 481 468 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,544 Write 1,455 Mixed 1,404 SusWrite 552 278% 1,238 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63.9 212% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,238 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 1,014 774% 1,053 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 82GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 391 407 410 416 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 435 Mixed 420 SusWrite 400 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 49.9 160% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 287 234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 56GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 39 41 40 40 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	5.41% Terrible	Read 56.2 Write 52.2 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 40.2 10% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 2% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 5.41% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 697GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 195 194 195 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 186 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 193 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 113%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55 8,365 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 129GB free Firmware: SM12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 65 66 67 66 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 89.7 Write 47 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 64.6 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 270GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 79 76 80 78 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 91 Write 76 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 78.2 101% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 65%
Innostor Innostor 64GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 15GB free, PID 0917 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 40.2 Write 39.2 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 36.3 53% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 30%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 8.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 35.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 36.8 48% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.3 203% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 859B BLS16G4D26BFST.16FD 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2666, 2666 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.4% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 17 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 91%

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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 $405Bench 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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16