Alienware Aurora R9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
Processor	With 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	139% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R9 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0T76PD
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210906
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '22 at 14:58
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$260 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 271 87% 160 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 874 86% 703 Pts	64-Core 884 55% 884 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 172 Reflection 156 Parallax 173 140% 167 fps	Gravity 145 Splatting 130 121% 137 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 6,475 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 204 195 192 185 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 1,230 Write 280 Mixed 354 SusWrite 197 112% 515 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 38.8 168% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 371 334% 529 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 223%
Ct500mx5 0 431GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 56GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 243 271 281 288 298 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 428 Write 401 Mixed 372 SusWrite 264 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 39.9 129% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 289 235% 333 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 114%
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 56GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 41 40 39 41 41 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	5.28% Terrible	Read 52.5 Write 54.8 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 39.8 10% 46.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 2% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 5.28% Great: 76%
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$100 46,203 User benchmarks, average bench 317% 931GB free Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 707 860 1018 1083 1180 1204 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,563 Write 1,252 Mixed 1,602 SusWrite 1,009 305% 1,356 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 67.6 227% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,411 DQ Write 1,124 DQ Mixed 1,245 938% 1,260 MB/s
Poor: 189% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 486%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 697GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 182 181 185 193 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 176 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 181 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Seagate Momentus XT 7200 RPM 2.5" 750GB-$55 8,365 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 129GB free Firmware: SM12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 64 65 65 66 66 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 103 Write 44.2 Mixed 66 SusWrite 64 52% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 568GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 90 91 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 163 Write 96 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 90.1 135% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 170% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 65%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 8TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 33 34 32 35 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 35.3 Write 36 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 33.1 46% 33.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 142% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 859B BLS16G4D26BFST.16FD 32GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2666, 2666 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 27.1 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 22.1 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 91%

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System: Alienware Aurora R9

CPU
Core i7-9700Intel $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	441x
Core i7-9700KIntel $295Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	155x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	85x

GPU
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	298x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	127x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	72x

SSD
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc601Bench 162%, 6,475 samples	52x
2200S NVMe 512GBMicronBench 167%, 5,553 samples	43x
2200S NVMe 256GBMicronBench 152%, 2,261 samples	42x

RAM
X5H5PW-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 2,592 samples	313x
XRMWRN-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,806 samples	71x
XJ69DF-MIE 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 2,831 samples	53x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $726

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16