Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 154%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 148%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics152% 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 Drive313% 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191031
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMar 28 '20 at 21:57
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700K-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 296
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 1,133
102% 862 Pts
64-Core 1,145
71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
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: 445.75
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
152% Outstanding
Lighting 212
Reflection 216
Parallax 228
173% 219 fps
MRender 243
Gravity 203
Splatting 132
151% 192 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 152%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv1t02 NVMe KIOXIA 1024GB
649GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1707 1518 1544 1554 1558 1556 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2,050
Write 2,291
Mixed 1,460
SusWrite 1,573
415% 1,844 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 74.2
252% 90.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,433
DQ Write 1,145
DQ Mixed 981
818% 1,186 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 313%
Great: 332%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
759GB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 151 155 155 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 181
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 153
95% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
147% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 109 109 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 108
Write 101
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 108
69% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 62%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 131 123 124 124 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 49
Write 108
Mixed 56
SusWrite 126
62% 84.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0
69% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 33.1
MC Mixed 25
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 26.4
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.4%
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 887 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: $716
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