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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210310
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 15:03
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 186 2-Core 371 112% 214 Pts	4-Core 712 8-Core 1265 119% 988 Pts	64-Core 1,680 104% 1,680 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% PNY(196E 1347) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 90.6 Reflection 90.8 Parallax 82.7 74% 88 fps	Gravity 80.5 Splatting 72.8 67% 76.7 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 470 479 480 389 359 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 397 Mixed 378 SusWrite 435 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 41.1 131% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 130%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB 2,373 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2203 2222 2359 1975 1572 1597 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	368% Outstanding	Read 2,645 Write 2,346 Mixed 1,631 SusWrite 1,988 483% 2,153 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 68.8 253% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,502 DQ Write 1,359 DQ Mixed 1,416 1,066% 1,426 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 368% Great: 438%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 19GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 50 85 87 87 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 182 Write 78.5 Mixed 59.1 SusWrite 72.9 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 5.5TB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 227 227 226 228 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 225 Write 203 Mixed 99 SusWrite 226 137% 188 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1.1 302% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,218 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.1% Very good	MC Read 20 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 20.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 22 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 118%

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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	909x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	416x
Core i7-11700KFIntel $248Bench 102%, 17,565 samples	234x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	503x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	482x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	277x

SSD
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 277%, 3,587 samples	219x
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	205x
XK2M26-MIE-NX 1x16GBUnknownBench 49%, 948 samples	166x
X2YH1K-MIE-NX 2x16GBUnknownBench 95%, 1,460 samples	121x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $910

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16