Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive235% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMay 11 '21 at 20:17
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700F
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 83.2
1-Core 186
2-Core 364
111% 211 Pts
4-Core 674
8-Core 1,200
113% 937 Pts
64-Core 1,548
96% 1,548 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 105%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB; Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 201
Reflection 194
Parallax 186
164% 194 fps
Gravity 145
Splatting 130
120% 137 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 256GB
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36303029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 538 523 511 495 479 479 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 2,192
Write 534
Mixed 694
SusWrite 504
214% 981 MB/s
4K Read 51.6
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 63.7
258% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,173
DQ Write 543
DQ Mixed 682
552% 799 MB/s
Poor: 171%
This bench: 235%
Great: 323%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
730GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 157 157 160 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 119
Mixed 96.9
SusWrite 158
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.5% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 13.2
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,107 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 181%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora R12

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $910
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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