Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	238% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	51.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220704
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '22 at 20:45
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KS 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 99% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 282 98% 175 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 944 93% 759 Pts	64-Core 1379 85% 1379 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

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: 527.37 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 145 Reflection 142 Parallax 141 118% 143 fps	Gravity 130 Splatting 113 106% 122 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 1TB 2,010 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 339GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1509 1225 1275 1288 1240 722 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,629 Write 1,743 Mixed 738 SusWrite 1,210 298% 1,330 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 54.9 200% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 939 DQ Write 758 DQ Mixed 821 622% 839 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 261%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 145GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 126 128 129 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 160 Write 154 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 127 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 606GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 77 78 77 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	39% Below average	Read 59.8 Write 68.6 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 77.8 92% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 158% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$143 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 33.4 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 135%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	438x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	154x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	295x
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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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