Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	205% 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	20.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190823
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '21 at 00:00
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,057 97% 812 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.9% 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: 466.77 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 155 Parallax 161 120% 154 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 138 Splatting 119 115% 144 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 753 676 666 570 480 373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,632 Write 1784 Mixed 639 SusWrite 586 259% 1,160 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 56.3 201% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 807 DQ Mixed 764 621% 887 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 68GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 354 387 389 401 408 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 179 Mixed 408 SusWrite 360 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 51.8 165% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 286 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 56GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 40 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	5.29% Terrible	Read 53.5 Write 46.8 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 39.9 10% 44.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 2% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 5.29% 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: 2062 2115 2111 2110 2114 2122 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 1,640 Write 2,014 Mixed 1,790 SusWrite 2,106 428% 1,887 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 73.9 247% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,401 DQ Write 1,202 DQ Mixed 1294 972% 1,299 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 486%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 697GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 194 195 194 174 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 169 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 186 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 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: 59 65 64 67 62 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 84.7 Write 50.8 Mixed 66.2 SusWrite 63.8 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 367GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 71.3 Write 119 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 75.5 114% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 155% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 39.8% 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 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 36 Write 35.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 36.2 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.2 204% 2.23 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)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 28.8 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 23.5 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	12	10	144	48.9"	1280 720	SAM0E5E C49HG9x

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 109%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	438x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	154x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	295x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	126x
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	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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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