Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200603
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '20 at 19:40
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400-$161 22,187 User benchmarks, average bench 86% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 736 78% 620 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 90.9 Reflection 83.1 Parallax 76.3 74% 83.4 fps	Gravity 81.2 Splatting 69.1 66% 75.1 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD ZP2000GM30002 2TB 6,080 User benchmarks, average bench 347% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: STNSC014 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,874 Write 2,028 Mixed 1,891 432% 1,931 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 75.4 260% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,133 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 929 711% 969 MB/s
Poor: 173% Great: 502%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 170 Write 158 Mixed 67.8 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 32GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 217 Write 106 Mixed 52.4 133% 125 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 7.2 615% 9 MB/s	DQ Read 13.6 DQ Write 12.4 DQ Mixed 10.7 836% 12.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX2666C16/8G 01980000802C X5H5PW-MIE 16GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 22.9 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 24.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 79%

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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	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 $178	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