Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	150% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 02:30
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 139 2-Core 289 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,059 98% 820 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 148 Reflection 144 Parallax 159 120% 150 fps	Gravity 128 Splatting 111 104% 119 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 426 195 171 113 95 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,220 Write 956 Mixed 846 SusWrite 277 184% 825 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 70.3 4K Mixed 48.6 158% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 755 DQ Write 819 DQ Mixed 784 591% 786 MB/s
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 193%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 92GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 251 257 253 206 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 403 Write 258 Mixed 290 SusWrite 221 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 33.1 124% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 186 168% 258 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 178 184 184 183 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 172 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 182 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 126 125 125 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 128 Write 125 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 125 155% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB 2,592 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.4% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 21.8 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 17.3 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 88%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	440x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	297x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	127x
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	312x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	71x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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