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 (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	270% 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.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	May 10 '22 at 02:28
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 1,066 97% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,062 66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% Gigabyte(1458 2328) ≥ 4GB; GIGABYTE RX 6800XT OC Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.3.1 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 212 Reflection 239 Parallax 441 173% 297 fps	Gravity 165 Splatting 262 196% 213 fps
Poor: 165% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf512g8 NVMe INTEL 512GB 2,438 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7004 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 543 543 548 553 554 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,374 Write 588 Mixed 1,173 SusWrite 574 258% 1,177 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 89.2 293% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,287 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 1,044 790% 1,071 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 257%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$39 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 52GB free Firmware: M3CR022 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 441 454 457 366 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 458 Mixed 441 SusWrite 366 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 51.7 171% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 270 225% 325 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 176 172 174 176 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 169 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 174 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 029E CMK32GX4M2D3200C16 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 34.8 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 29 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $243Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	447x
Core i7-9700KIntel $264Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	159x
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	130x
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 146%, 3,696 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 $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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