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 (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	217% 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.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '21 at 01:59
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 80.5 1-Core 166 2-Core 320 101% 189 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 957 97% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Asus(1043 87BC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 224 Reflection 211 Parallax 199 183% 211 fps	Gravity 155 Splatting 138 128% 146 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2300 512GB 2,103 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1757 1764 1211 471 462 460 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,132 Write 963 Mixed 1,030 SusWrite 1,021 233% 1,037 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 66.2 214% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 859 DQ Write 1,078 DQ Mixed 1,113 800% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 262%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 186GB free Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 439 449 459 455 460 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 441 Mixed 382 SusWrite 449 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 38.3 123% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 285 231% 327 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 158GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 125 126 126 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 163 Write 162 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 126 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 17,029 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.3% Good	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 18.7 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 19.3 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 108%

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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	930x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	418x
Core i7-11700KFIntel $240Bench 102%, 17,565 samples	238x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	510x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	496x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	278x

SSD
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 277%, 3,587 samples	224x
Micron 2300 512GBNvmeBench 206%, 2,103 samples	100x
PC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 250%, 2,402 samples	88x

RAM
XW21KG-HYD-NX 2x8GBUnknownBench 88%, 1,413 samples	206x
XK2M26-MIE-NX 1x16GBUnknownBench 49%, 948 samples	172x
X2YH1K-MIE-NX 2x16GBUnknownBench 95%, 1,460 samples	125x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16