Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200603
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMar 30 '21 at 22:40
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400-$161
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 92.9
2-Core 185
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 475
54% 421 Pts
64-Core 509
32% 509 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
Dell(1028 1265) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.1% Below average
Lighting 49.9
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 46.7
41% 54.7 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 42.9
Splatting 40
33% 40.3 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 38.1%
Great: 46%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 117 125 136 144 137 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 145
Mixed 116
SusWrite 128
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
250% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 25.8
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 20.9
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 878 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora R9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $726
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HDDRAMUSB
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