Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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.
Graphics	127% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221223
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '24 at 15:33
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$264 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 1,076 98% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,097 68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
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: 546.65 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 161 Parallax 166 140% 166 fps	MRender 184 Gravity 149 Splatting 122 121% 152 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2200S 256GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001070 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,399 Write 927 Mixed 816 231% 1,047 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 51.3 158% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 793 DQ Write 827 DQ Mixed 800 604% 807 MB/s
Poor: 107% Great: 216%
Crucial MX500 4TB-$296 1,824 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3TB free Firmware: M3CR045 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 397 430 458 460 442 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 333 Write 404 Mixed 327 SusWrite 416 84% 370 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 49.5 163% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 139 160% 274 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 207 211 214 211 208 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown HP26D4U9S8ME-8X 01980000802C X5H5PW-MIE 01980000802C HP26D4U9S8ME-8X 01980000802C X5H5PW-MIE 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 25.5 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 25.2 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 83%

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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	65	49	240	27.4"	1280 720	DELA179 Dell AW2721D

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Gaming 120%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 109%

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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 $122	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) $28	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