Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 140%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 147%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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 Drive266% 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191031
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateDec 28 '19 at 04:34
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,211
106% 904 Pts
64-Core 1,743
108% 1,743 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
134% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 174
Parallax 169
151% 176 fps
MRender 216
Gravity 152
Splatting 114
126% 161 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 1TB
858GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 1298 1299 1302 1301 1303 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 1,611
Write 1,691
Mixed 1713
SusWrite 1,341
359% 1,589 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 76
256% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 818
DQ Mixed 908
676% 898 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 266%
Great: 261%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 122 127 127 127 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 68.5
Write 112
Mixed 53.2
SusWrite 120
65% 88.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.8
192% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 64%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 33.4
107% 37.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 30.4
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%

 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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