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 as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 82.4%, 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.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '21 at 02:40
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	88%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 78.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 278 89% 165 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 764 75% 613 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3622 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 199 Reflection 184 Parallax 219 162% 201 fps	Gravity 213 Splatting 169 166% 191 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,277 Write 940 Mixed 884 229% 1,034 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 39.5 127% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 827 DQ Mixed 403 410% 659 MB/s
Poor: 92% Great: 193%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 26GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 142 150 153 148 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 184 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 145 96% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 108%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 164 161 167 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 155 Mixed 97 SusWrite 164 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 100%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	66.4% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 12.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 82.7 48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 88%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	440x
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	297x
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	312x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	71x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $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