Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	367% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 04:42
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$225 17,565 User benchmarks, average bench 102% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 76.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 320 99% 187 Pts	4-Core 703 8-Core 1275 119% 989 Pts	64-Core 1,744 108% 1,744 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$700 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 269 Reflection 243 Parallax 274 219% 262 fps	Gravity 229 Splatting 169 172% 199 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB 4,988 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 756GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1741 1744 1422 1467 1447 1421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2749 Write 2,490 Mixed 1,656 SusWrite 1,540 472% 2,109 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 101 342% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1347 DQ Write 1203 DQ Mixed 1,211 926% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 359%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XJV223-MIE 1x16GB 195 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.2% Below average	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 9.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 11 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 69%

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

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Gaming 181%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 177%

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System: Alienware Aurora R12

CPU
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 98%, 21,161 samples	937x
Core i5-11400FIntel $115Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	420x
Core i7-11700KFIntel $225Bench 102%, 17,565 samples	239x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	515x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	500x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	278x

SSD
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 251%, 4,988 samples	225x
Micron 2300 512GBNvmeBench 206%, 2,103 samples	102x
PC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 250%, 2,402 samples	90x

RAM
XW21KG-HYD-NX 2x8GBUnknownBench 88%, 1,413 samples	207x
XK2M26-MIE-NX 1x16GBUnknownBench 49%, 948 samples	172x
X2YH1K-MIE-NX 2x16GBUnknownBench 95%, 1,460 samples	126x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $700

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16