Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive238% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191004
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 18:36
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 88.5
1-Core 137
2-Core 278
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 838
83% 676 Pts
64-Core 1,111
69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 136
Parallax 37.2
120% 107 fps
MRender 56.6
Gravity 39.6
Splatting 51.7
40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 93%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg50pnv2t04 NVMe TOSHIBA 2048GB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: AFDA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1106 1531 928 854 810 816 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1,960
Write 1,834
Mixed 1,372
SusWrite 1,007
346% 1,543 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 53.8
188% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 955
DQ Write 862
DQ Mixed 761
611% 859 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 238%
Great: 259%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
578GB free
Firmware: AX1E1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 98 99 98 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 93.7
Write 85
Mixed 32
SusWrite 97.8
56% 77.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 55%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
76.5% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.6
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 24.6
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.5%
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 878 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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