Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics165% 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 Drive218% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210906
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '22 at 23:16
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-9100-$145
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61.9% Good
Memory 92.9
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 166
67% 112 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 298
28% 234 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.93
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
165% Outstanding
Lighting 224
Reflection 216
Parallax 246
182% 228 fps
MRender 272
Gravity 225
Splatting 178
179% 225 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 165%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team TM8FP6512G 512GB
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0901A3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 759 1066 1333 1283 496 228 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,626
Write 1,370
Mixed 1,118
SusWrite 861
278% 1,244 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 37.5
209% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 855
DQ Write 906
DQ Mixed 576
518% 779 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 218%
Great: 270%
Intel SSDSC2BB800H4 800GB
721GB free
Firmware: D2012370
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 344 416 419 391 386 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 309
Write 381
Mixed 291
SusWrite 370
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 16.9
4K Mixed 20.4
68% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 260
196% 264 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 24.2
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 21.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 77%
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 879 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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