Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive261% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210906
Uptime13.9 Days
Run DateJan 01 '22 at 03:10
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400-$161
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 120
2-Core 216
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 633
70% 553 Pts
64-Core 600
37% 600 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Dell(1028 3794) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.37
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.4% Above average
Lighting 72.8
Reflection 68.6
Parallax 63.3
59% 68.2 fps
MRender 51.9
Gravity 59.3
Splatting 44.9
42% 52 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
779GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1112 1170 1153 1118 1131 1200 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 2,282
Write 2,013
Mixed 1,683
SusWrite 1,147
399% 1,782 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 68.4
222% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 788
DQ Write 571
DQ Mixed 829
579% 729 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 261%
Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
928GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 190 184 189 188 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 191
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 188
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
65.5% Good
MC Read 28
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 23
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 15.8
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 109%
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System: Alienware Aurora R9

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $726
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HDDRAMUSB
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