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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	146% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '21 at 03:13
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^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-$243 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,040 97% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.37 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 134 Reflection 128 Parallax 123 109% 128 fps	Gravity 119 Splatting 105 98% 112 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 256GB 2,219 User benchmarks, average bench 138% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 326 207 163 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,318 Write 659 Mixed 462 SusWrite 248 148% 672 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 37.4 158% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 515 DQ Write 864 DQ Mixed 440 404% 606 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 191%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 479GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 153 156 153 154 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 118 Mixed 102 SusWrite 152 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 109%

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 (42^nd percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 24.1 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 24.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 78.4% 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	7	6	60	27"	1920 1057	DELF115 DELL SE2719HR

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Desktop 94%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	447x
Core i7-9700KIntel $242Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	158x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	301x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	129x
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	44x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 152%, 2,261 samples	42x

RAM
X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,592 samples	316x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	72x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	55x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $709

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16