Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	113% 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.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210105
Uptime	9.2 Days
Run Date	May 02 '21 at 07:19
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 1,122 101% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Dell(1028 C723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 138 Reflection 137 Parallax 138 112% 138 fps	Gravity 122 Splatting 110 102% 116 fps
Poor: 105% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 2200S NVMe 512GB 5,553 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 22001060 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 1046 1115 577 434 438 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 1,458 Write 1,221 Mixed 650 SusWrite 630 220% 990 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 33.3 4K Mixed 5.6 29% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 34.7 DQ Mixed 69.7 77% 137 MB/s
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 215%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 344GB free Firmware: MX4OAD30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 108 111 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 128 Write 130 Mixed 23 SusWrite 111 71% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB 2,592 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 24.9 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 88%

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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