Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	198% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	23.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190823
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '21 at 23:32
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 83.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 274 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 945 92% 753 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94% 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: 466.11 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 163 Parallax 155 123% 156 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 141 Splatting 122 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 771 671 524 550 435 374 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,536 Write 1,619 Mixed 641 SusWrite 554 243% 1,088 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 51.7 196% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,077 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 784 634% 900 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 70GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 365 419 415 410 428 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 436 Mixed 422 SusWrite 375 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 48.9 156% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 286 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 56GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 41 42 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	5.46% Terrible	Read 55.8 Write 52 Mixed 39 SusWrite 41.4 11% 47.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 2% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 5.46% Great: 76%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 931GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2032 2076 2083 2089 2066 2088 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 1,633 Write 2,043 Mixed 1,786 SusWrite 2,072 427% 1,884 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 75.2 258% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,425 DQ Write 1,214 DQ Mixed 1,324 991% 1,321 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 486%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 697GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 193 193 194 190 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 191 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 187 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 64 63 64 65 63 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 83.3 Write 88.7 Mixed 65 SusWrite 63.3 56% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 372GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 74 74 76 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 136 Write 114 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 75.5 126% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.3 169% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.6% 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: 33 37 37 37 36 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 36 Mixed 31 SusWrite 36.1 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.3 207% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.7% 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 above expectations (75^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 28.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 23.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 91%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	435x
Core i7-9700KIntel $258Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	154x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	293x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	125x
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	41x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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