Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	229% 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	16GB 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 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit 种颜色, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit 种颜色, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit 种颜色
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 01:15
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 as expected (46^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 960 91% 752 Pts	64-Core 1,089 67% 1,089 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.6% 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: 461.37 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (119 fps cap detected)	96.8% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 119 Parallax 119 97% 119 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 119 Splatting 119 97% 119 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PC SN730 NVMe WDC 512GB 3,236 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11150012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 439 440 428 441 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,930 Write 2,168 Mixed 1,888 SusWrite 508 365% 1,624 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 68.3 235% 85.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,291 DQ Write 864 DQ Mixed 1,050 791% 1,068 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 285%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 265GB free Firmware: MS2OA810 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 129 130 132 132 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 131 Write 115 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 129 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 107%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 911GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 22 21 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 22.3 Write 20.2 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 21.2 16% 21.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.4 135% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 67%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 6GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.5 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	4.97% Terrible	Read 18.9 Write 1.7 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 3.5 8% 7.45 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.97% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB 2,592 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.3 82% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 88%

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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	8	6	120	34.1"	1280 720	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

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Gaming 120%

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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	437x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	154x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	294x
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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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