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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	251% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 22:10
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i7-11700F 21,161 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 69.4 1-Core 172 2-Core 336 100% 192 Pts	4-Core 660 8-Core 1,070 106% 865 Pts	64-Core 1523 94% 1523 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 271 Reflection 247 Parallax 277 221% 265 fps	Gravity 231 Splatting 172 174% 202 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2300 512GB 2,103 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 375GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2012 1887 2024 1021 856 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,569 Write 2105 Mixed 1437 SusWrite 1,381 367% 1,623 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 61.4 200% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 818 DQ Write 1,056 DQ Mixed 1,082 776% 985 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 262%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 185 185 183 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 177 Mixed 81 SusWrite 184 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XK2M26-MIE 1x16GB 465 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.5% Below average	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 8.6 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 7.5 29% 10.2 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 50%

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Gaming 181%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 177%

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System: Alienware Aurora R12

CPU
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 98%, 21,161 samples	916x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	418x
Core i7-11700KFIntel $240Bench 102%, 17,565 samples	236x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	506x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	488x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	277x

SSD
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 277%, 3,587 samples	220x
Micron 2300 512GBNvmeBench 206%, 2,103 samples	99x
PC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 250%, 2,402 samples	86x

RAM
XW21KG-HYD-NX 2x8GBUnknownBench 88%, 1,413 samples	206x
XK2M26-MIE-NX 1x16GBUnknownBench 49%, 948 samples	169x
X2YH1K-MIE-NX 2x16GBUnknownBench 95%, 1,460 samples	122x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $909

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16