Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 98.9%, 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	232% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). 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	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '21 at 17:00
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 1,007 96% 795 Pts	64-Core 1,464 91% 1,464 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.9% 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: 461.09 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 172 Parallax 192 144% 180 fps	MRender 200 Gravity 155 Splatting 127 128% 161 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB 2,636 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 15300229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1024 976 1128 1116 1119 1241 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,397 Write 1,845 Mixed 1,540 SusWrite 1,101 384% 1,721 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 46.3 4K Mixed 50.2 169% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 617 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 217 196% 314 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 367%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 676GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 358 395 385 378 424 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 429 Mixed 414 SusWrite 382 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 42.7 142% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 89.9 DQ Mixed 194 154% 222 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$250 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 811GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 462 417 462 465 464 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 462 Mixed 422 SusWrite 455 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 52.1 172% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
QNAP TR-004 DISK00 30TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 21.5TB free, PID 0013 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 199 217 215 211 234 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 190 Write 192 Mixed 120 SusWrite 213 243% 179 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.6 163% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB 1,806 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 27.8 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26.3 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 97%

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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	437x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	154x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	294x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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