Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive232% 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210906
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 17 '22 at 05:38
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 84.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 288
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 1,124
100% 846 Pts
64-Core 1,115
69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Dell(1028 12FE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
107% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 118
Parallax 149
107% 133 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 128
Splatting 107
110% 139 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kxg60znv256g NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 377 368 357 319 351 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 2,005
Write 1609
Mixed 1,276
SusWrite 448
297% 1,335 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 74.8
254% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 935
DQ Write 1,124
DQ Mixed 757
646% 939 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 232%
Great: 242%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
876GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 179 181 166 149 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 176
Mixed 98
SusWrite 165
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 24.8
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 88%
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 877 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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