Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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 Drive	220% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190719
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '19 at 03:44
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CRI-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 265 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 1,129 98% 838 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB; RTX 2080 TI CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.58 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 204 Reflection 214 Parallax 225 166% 214 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 205 Splatting 140 158% 201 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 1024GB 2,577 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 775GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1249 1247 1217 1290 1281 1276 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1,266 Write 1,257 Mixed 979 SusWrite 1260 268% 1,190 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 56.1 183% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 755 DQ Mixed 895 644% 829 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 219%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 920GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 197 200 200 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 190 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 198 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XN205T-MIE 1x16GB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 16.9 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 18.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

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

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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 $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	437x
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	294x
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 $134	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