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 (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive231% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210105
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 04 '21 at 07:04
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9700-$260
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 74.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 232
75% 137 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 504
59% 459 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74.3%
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: 466.47
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 151
Reflection 154
Parallax 149
123% 151 fps
Gravity 140
Splatting 117
112% 129 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1058 771 776 800 801 800 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 1,749
Write 1,875
Mixed 1377
SusWrite 834
328% 1,459 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 60.9
200% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,108
DQ Write 1,019
DQ Mixed 924
731% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 137%
This bench: 231%
Great: 283%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
347GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 149 148 151 151 151 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 97
Write 107
Mixed 68
SusWrite 148
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
65.2% Good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 22
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 16
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 91.6
44% 91.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 871 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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