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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	201% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	22.1 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	May 01 '21 at 14:18
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$260 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 (73^rd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 87.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 274 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 1,025 95% 794 Pts	64-Core 1,021 63% 1,021 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 99%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 692 687 610 463 451 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,500 Write 759 Mixed 661 SusWrite 652 198% 893 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 50.2 192% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,103 DQ Write 825 DQ Mixed 784 635% 904 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 70GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 409 411 415 424 387 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 390 Mixed 341 SusWrite 405 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 47.2 155% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 286 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 56GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 41 41 41 41 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	5.47% Terrible	Read 56.5 Write 46 Mixed 39 SusWrite 40.9 10% 45.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 2% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 5.47% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 697GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 191 194 194 195 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 178 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 193 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 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: 63 65 66 67 65 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 83.7 Write 47.8 Mixed 68 SusWrite 65.4 49% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 373GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 76 74 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 136 Write 111 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 75 127% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 65%
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: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 36 Write 35.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 37 47% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1.1 177% 2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 25.8% 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 as expected (44^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 27.8 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 91%

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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	296x
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	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 $295	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 $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