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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive233% 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
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210708
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 27 '21 at 19:06
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
67.5% Good
Memory 70.4
1-Core 93.2
2-Core 183
65% 115 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 541
55% 444 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255
Dell(1028 C973) ≥ 4GB; nvidia rtx 3060
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 134
Reflection 118
Parallax 136
109% 129 fps
Gravity 102
Splatting 88.6
84% 95.4 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114
775GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT343.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1842 1961 1713 1081 1114 1107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1495
Write 2,207
Mixed 1,654
SusWrite 1,470
387% 1,707 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 59.3
192% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 604
DQ Write 472
DQ Mixed 541
404% 539 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 233%
Great: 306%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 209 199 213 211 214 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 153
Mixed 84.6
SusWrite 207
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XW21KG-HYD-NX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 42
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.9
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 37: 4R 5G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
37% 8% 133 246 169 165 27" 1920 1080 GBT270A G27FC
History: Score 0: 0R 0G 0B | Score 37: 4R 5G 2B
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $910
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