Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	267% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210105
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 22:20
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,141 102% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,152 71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.9% 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: 3975 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 133 Reflection 141 Parallax 141 108% 138 fps	Gravity 141 Splatting 124 116% 132 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme SSDPEMKF512G8 NV 512GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 750 241 525 551 551 553 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,381 Write 1,140 Mixed 1,169 SusWrite 528 288% 1,305 MB/s	4K Read 65.5 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 88.9 296% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 873 DQ Mixed 1,040 786% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 251%
HP S700 500GB-$60 12,813 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 358GB free Firmware: S0212B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 199 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 508 Write 425 Mixed 411 SusWrite 142 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 35 155% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 58.4 102% 195 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 184 190 189 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 177 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 187 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 22.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 23.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 79.4% 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	12	10	144	27"	1280 720	GBT2709 G27Q

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	445x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	300x
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	314x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	72x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	54x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $716

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16