Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% 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 Drive228% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory8.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191031
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '20 at 16:47
Run Duration243 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 114
2-Core 258
83% 152 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 855
81% 672 Pts
64-Core 1,366
85% 1,366 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 87%
Great: 104%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Dell(1028 0961) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.15% Terrible
Lighting 8.4
Reflection 12.4
Parallax 9.09
7% 9.97 fps
MRender 12.7
Gravity 7.73
Splatting 17.1
11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.15%
Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
132% Outstanding
Lighting 173
Reflection 193
Parallax 207
141% 191 fps
MRender 232
Gravity 182
Splatting 121
140% 178 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 132%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe Samsung 1024GB
154GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15302129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 646 634 613 574 576 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 2,309
Write 1,766
Mixed 1766
SusWrite 675
364% 1,629 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 73
234% 79.4 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 662
DQ Mixed 139
200% 358 MB/s
Poor: 146%
This bench: 228%
Great: 357%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
155GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 53 55 56 54 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 456
Write 161
Mixed 122
SusWrite 64
44% 201 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 27.5
107% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 95.5
DQ Mixed 83.4
98% 176 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
127GB free
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 402 391 397 395 391 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 460
Mixed 371
SusWrite 406
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 45.6
149% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 117
126% 204 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 102%
Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
711GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 193 193 192 192 190 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 183
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 192
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Generic Ultra HS-SD/MMC 64GB
45GB free, PID 4063
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 20 21 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Read 20.5
Write 19.5
Mixed 19.7
SusWrite 20.5
27% 20 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 2.8
183% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XRGM6C-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 26.1
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 24.4
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 872 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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