Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210616
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 04:01
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$155 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 (67^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 83.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 251 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 738 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 87.7% 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: 466.79 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 91.6 Reflection 94.4 Parallax 85.9 75% 90.6 fps	Gravity 87.5 Splatting 74.2 71% 80.8 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SC311 SATA 128GB 20,313 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 70000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 101 75 77 80 91 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 461 Write 269 Mixed 302 SusWrite 84.5 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 30.4 121% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 114 94% 139 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$28 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 343GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 141 139 142 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 164 Write 167 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 140 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 01980000830B KHX2666C16/8G 16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 22.3 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 26 SC Mixed 24 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 32: 3R 5G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	18%	57	279	197	144	27"	2048 1152	ACR06C1 XV272U

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 109%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $245Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	456x
Core i7-9700KIntel $253Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	162x
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	306x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	132x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	76x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc601Bench 162%, 6,475 samples	53x
2200S NVMe 512GBMicronBench 167%, 5,553 samples	45x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 146%, 3,696 samples	42x

RAM
X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,592 samples	321x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	76x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	56x

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Total price: $711

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