Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	123% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190719
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 17:39
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989 11,853 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 274 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 926 91% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,546 96% 1,546 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Dell(1028 12FE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 124 Parallax 26.4 105% 93 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 128 Splatting 102 107% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Ssdpemkf010t8 NVMe INTEL 1024GB 2,189 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 866GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7002 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 771 568 901 914 911 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 1,701 Write 883 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 695 182% 828 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 2.2 23% 10.6 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 49.9 DQ Mixed 50.9 60% 109 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 285%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 166 184 181 184 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 173 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 180 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB 1,806 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 29 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 25.4 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 97%

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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	438x
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	295x
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 $133	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