Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 30.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive115% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory20.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210906
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 18 '21 at 19:08
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900-$1,989
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 1 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Memory 45.5
1-Core 27.9
2-Core 39.9
26% 37.8 Pts
4-Core 87.3
8-Core 150
14% 119 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 115
Reflection 157
Parallax 162
94% 145 fps
Gravity 143
Splatting 122
116% 133 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 1TB
716GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 964 979 921 943 1032 979 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 838
Write 992
Mixed 517
SusWrite 970
187% 829 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 23.7
4K Mixed 15.4
51% 17.2 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 132
100% 134 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 115%
Great: 261%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 203 208 207 207 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 195
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 205
126% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 119%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
33.1% Below average
MC Read 16
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 12.7
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 7.6
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 178
22% 178 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 878 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: $726
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