Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive278% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJun 11 '21 at 20:12
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900KF-$255
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 78.9
1-Core 186
2-Core 366
110% 210 Pts
4-Core 692
8-Core 1,307
119% 1,000 Pts
64-Core 1,764
109% 1,764 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
HP(103C 88D9) ≥ 4GB; HP 3070
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 462.30
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 209
Reflection 197
Parallax 188
170% 198 fps
Gravity 145
Splatting 131
121% 138 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV512G KIOXIA 512GB
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1472 809 809 815 805 599 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 2,112
Write 2,299
Mixed 1,561
SusWrite 885
384% 1,714 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 81
284% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,141
DQ Write 1,188
DQ Mixed 911
755% 1,080 MB/s
Poor: 156%
This bench: 278%
Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
753GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 179 178 179 178 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 152
Mixed 110
SusWrite 178
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HP37D4U1S8ME-8XR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 23.5
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 26.7
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,109 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 181%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 177%
UFO

System: Alienware Aurora R12

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $625
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HDDRAMUSB
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