Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210510
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '21 at 16:44
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700F
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 78.4
1-Core 178
2-Core 356
107% 204 Pts
4-Core 633
8-Core 1,077
104% 855 Pts
64-Core 1,678
104% 1,678 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 22.7
Reflection 19.6
Parallax 23
18% 21.8 fps
Gravity 25
Splatting 18.7
19% 21.9 fps
Poor: 16% Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 256GB
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36302029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,505
Write 2,262
Mixed 752
406% 1,840 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 57.3
232% 89 MB/s
DQ Read 1,164
DQ Write 453
DQ Mixed 598
498% 738 MB/s
Poor: 171% Great: 323%
HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB-$231
3.5TB free
Firmware: APGNT517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 178 185 178 174 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 172
Mixed 72.9
SusWrite 178
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
146% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2K4000C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 4000 MHz clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
88.1% Excellent
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 25.2
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 27.3
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 83.6
48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 129%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 45: 9R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
45% 14% 63 118 88 60 34.1" 3440 1440 DELA0A7 DELL U3415W
Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,107 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

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