Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results


Gaming 175% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	202% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	202% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210510
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 13:30
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 66.3 1-Core 166 2-Core 328 97% 187 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 941 96% 775 Pts	64-Core 1198 74% 1198 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897); EVGA FTW3 CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 462.65 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Lighting 300 Reflection 250 Parallax 289 244% 280 fps	MRender 319 Gravity 242 Splatting 175 193% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2300 256GB 245 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 610 240 236 248 224 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,498 Write 1,454 Mixed 1,248 SusWrite 503 263% 1,176 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 65.9 217% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 835 DQ Write 1,114 DQ Mixed 949 724% 966 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 223%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 174 176 172 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 133 Mixed 97 SusWrite 173 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 171 172 176 173 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 116 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 172 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 444GB free Firmware: 1002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 204 213 213 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 151 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 206 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0 78% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 810GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 191 193 194 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 173 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 190 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 16.1 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 17.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 111%

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

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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	233x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	500x
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 $275	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 $184	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) $35	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