Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	194% 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.

Run History

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	21.3 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	Jun 08 '21 at 23:53
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 1,076 95% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,070 66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.7% 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	116% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 162 Parallax 157 123% 157 fps	MRender 164 Gravity 140 Splatting 122 114% 142 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 761 662 543 454 419 355 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,519 Write 1,472 Mixed 639 SusWrite 532 232% 1,041 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 50.7 191% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1081 DQ Write 827 DQ Mixed 783 632% 897 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 70GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 360 397 420 425 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 410 Mixed 420 SusWrite 373 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 52.3 167% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 286 233% 331 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 56GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 42 39 39 38 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	5.25% Terrible	Read 55.5 Write 51.5 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 38.8 10% 46.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 2% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 5.25% 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: 1962 2130 2115 2115 2089 1990 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 1,660 Write 1,989 Mixed 1,777 SusWrite 2,067 424% 1,873 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 73.8 253% 94.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,464 DQ Write 1,256 DQ Mixed 1,356 1,017% 1,359 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 486%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 697GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 192 195 194 195 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 183 Mixed 78 SusWrite 190 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 62 64 64 63 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 92.5 Write 93 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 63.1 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 371GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 131 Write 108 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 76.1 125% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 47.5% 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: 32 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 35.7 Write 35.5 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 36.1 47% 34.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.3 204% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.4% 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 (69^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 28.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 26.1 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 91%

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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