Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics144% 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.
Boot Drive211% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190823
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 21:58
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$249
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.8
1-Core 138
2-Core 278
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 1,133
100% 848 Pts
64-Core 1,070
66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.58
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
144% Outstanding
Lighting 193
Reflection 205
Parallax 199
157% 199 fps
MRender 246
Gravity 200
Splatting 130
150% 192 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 144%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB
897GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 838 965 1214 1273 1266 1264 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,240
Write 1,257
Mixed 1,085
SusWrite 1,137
266% 1,180 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 53.1
174% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 835
DQ Write 858
DQ Mixed 900
662% 864 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 211%
Great: 219%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 176 200 201 202 202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 182
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 194
115% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.6% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 22.4
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 23.8
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 64.4
62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 872 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora R9

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