Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	145% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	260% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210510
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '21 at 10:09
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 70.4 1-Core 162 2-Core 304 95% 179 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 923 93% 756 Pts	64-Core 1155 72% 1155 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3909) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 212 Reflection 200 Parallax 191 172% 201 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 148 Splatting 133 126% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2300 512GB 2,103 User benchmarks, average bench 206% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1789 1847 1854 1897 750 505 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1541 Write 2,098 Mixed 1,452 SusWrite 1,440 369% 1,633 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 66.7 219% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,111 794% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 262%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 10,504 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 88GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 428 460 466 467 461 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 288 Mixed 379 SusWrite 455 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 37.1 122% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 276 223% 317 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 121%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 42GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 120 87 77 75 73 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 434 Write 272 Mixed 305 SusWrite 117 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 35.4 133% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 181 167% 258 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 364GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 87 88 90 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 80.8 Write 94.5 Mixed 51.9 SusWrite 87.3 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XW21KG-MIE-NX 1x8GB 156 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.6 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 10.8 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 64%

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Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,103 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	907x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	415x
Core i7-11700KFIntel $240Bench 102%, 17,565 samples	234x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	501x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	480x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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