Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	182% 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 06:42
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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-$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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,139 102% 861 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 169 Parallax 181 146% 176 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 158 Splatting 111 124% 158 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 835 845 305 218 218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,567 Write 1,030 Mixed 964 SusWrite 474 224% 1,009 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 53.5 178% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 752 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 795 596% 789 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 323GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 130 131 132 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 143 Write 141 Mixed 77 SusWrite 131 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 113%

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 (66^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.5 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 26.1 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 71.1 56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	439x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 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	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	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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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