Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	392% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	57.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '21 at 12:17
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	59%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900KF-$288 17,778 User benchmarks, average bench 104% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 80.1 1-Core 198 2-Core 401 117% 226 Pts	4-Core 769 8-Core 1,352 128% 1,060 Pts	64-Core 1,947 120% 1,947 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Dell(1028 3880) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 297 Reflection 299 Parallax 319 242% 305 fps	Gravity 257 Splatting 192 194% 225 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB 5,261 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 825GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36303029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 1947 2353 2353 2364 1970 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	392% Outstanding	Read 2,598 Write 2,387 Mixed 2320 SusWrite 2,075 528% 2,345 MB/s	4K Read 74.4 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 105 341% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,386 DQ Write 1,092 DQ Mixed 1,207 912% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 392% Great: 444%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$149 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 647GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1576 824 831 832 832 829 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1568 Write 1,817 Mixed 1,310 SusWrite 954 318% 1,412 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 84.1 318% 126 MB/s	DQ Read 1,644 DQ Write 1,241 DQ Mixed 1,415 1,065% 1,433 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 276%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB 39,874 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 930GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 479 479 471 474 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 467 Mixed 372 SusWrite 476 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 53.2 187% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 257 216% 315 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 115%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown X2YH1K-MIE 4x16GB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.7% Good	MC Read 17.8 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 19.6 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 20.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 173%

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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	940x
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	502x
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	174x
X2YH1K-MIE-NX 2x16GBUnknownBench 95%, 1,460 samples	127x

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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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16