Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	5.42% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	239% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	11.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20221122
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '24 at 05:49
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 85.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 271 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 925 86% 716 Pts	64-Core 1331 82% 1331 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 99%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 0961) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9664 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.42% Terrible	Lighting 7.3 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 8.6 6% 8.57 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 0.3 4% 6.17 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.42% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.33 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB 2,636 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15300229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 681 645 587 535 527 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,296 Write 2,066 Mixed 1,656 SusWrite 683 374% 1,675 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 68 225% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 858 DQ Write 715 DQ Mixed 769 581% 781 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 367%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 0GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 127 Write 147 Mixed 71.8 145% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 172% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 4x16GB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 24.6 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 72.3 55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 98%

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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: 0P 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	69	56	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5BC2 LG ULTRAFINE

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 109%

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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 $254	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 $176	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) $31	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