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 above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive280% 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
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '21 at 06:05
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 as expected (53rd percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 75.9
1-Core 186
2-Core 370
109% 211 Pts
4-Core 645
8-Core 1,050
104% 848 Pts
64-Core 1,691
105% 1,691 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.37
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 267
Reflection 242
Parallax 272
218% 260 fps
Gravity 226
Splatting 168
170% 197 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV512G KIOXIA 512GB
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1299 820 819 822 819 817 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,124
Write 2,257
Mixed 1,535
SusWrite 899
382% 1,704 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 79.2
274% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,333
DQ Write 1,149
DQ Mixed 909
772% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 156%
This bench: 280%
Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
931GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 183 182 181 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 130
Mixed 104
SusWrite 182
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 111%
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 (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.7% Very good
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 22.3
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 22.1
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.7%
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 2,101 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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