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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	130% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210510
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '21 at 05:28
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 185 2-Core 351 109% 206 Pts	4-Core 657 8-Core 1,038 104% 847 Pts	64-Core 1,679 104% 1,679 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 92.7 Reflection 91.9 Parallax 83.9 76% 89.5 fps	Gravity 81.1 Splatting 72.9 68% 77 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$60 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 482 484 434 370 370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 467 Mixed 433 SusWrite 435 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 64.8 216% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 343 258% 345 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 130% 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: 2335 2334 2334 1907 1592 1604 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	387% Outstanding	Read 2,626 Write 2,331 Mixed 1,916 SusWrite 2,018 499% 2,223 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 95.1 321% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,413 DQ Write 1,260 DQ Mixed 1,314 992% 1,329 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 387% Great: 438%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 19GB free Firmware: 13057113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 88 86 86 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 197 Write 129 Mixed 102 SusWrite 86.5 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 52GB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 113 113 114 114 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 217 Write 198 Mixed 104 SusWrite 113 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.2 292% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 128%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 6,833 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 176 178 177 182 182 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XK2M26-MIE 2x16GB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 28.7 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 94%

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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 $240Bench 102%, 17,565 samples	234x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	502x
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 $178	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