Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.1% 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 Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200603
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 26 '20 at 11:53
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9400-$161
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 88.1
1-Core 129
2-Core 223
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 709
77% 608 Pts
64-Core 727
45% 727 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Dell(1028 375D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.1% Very good
Lighting 95.4
Reflection 95.3
Parallax 86.6
78% 92.4 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 90.2
Splatting 75.5
70% 86.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22001060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 43 867 195 389 548 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 87.6
Write 77.2
Mixed 277
SusWrite 395
48% 209 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 51.3
167% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 714
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 738
488% 590 MB/s
Poor: 92%
This bench: 103%
Great: 193%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
583GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 199 195 196 197 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 198
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 196
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
45.6% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 12.2
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.5
SC Mixed 14.9
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 49%

 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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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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