Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics77.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive291% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R9  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0T76PD
Memory9.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191223
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateMay 24 '20 at 03:37
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$184
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 135
2-Core 240
83% 151 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 584
65% 510 Pts
64-Core 986
61% 986 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 78%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.2% Very good
Lighting 94.5
Reflection 109
Parallax 90.1
77% 97.8 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 92.3
Splatting 97.5
78% 94.3 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
758GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1239 1266 1181 1267 1324 1303 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 2,296
Write 1,426
Mixed 1,269
SusWrite 1,263
348% 1,563 MB/s
4K Read 57.5
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 79.5
259% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 958
DQ Write 885
DQ Mixed 926
694% 923 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 291%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
205GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 459 434 457 475 468 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 469
Mixed 443
SusWrite 458
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 52.4
177% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 355
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 119%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$372
1TB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 460 424 456 476 470 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 331
Mixed 452
SusWrite 456
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 54.1
173% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 342
261% 354 MB/s
Poor: 85%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X5H5PW-MIE 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.1
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 20.7
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R9 Builds (Compare 887 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: $716
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