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 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 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive222% 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210603
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 29 '21 at 06:33
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 28%

 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 i5-11400F-$116
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
61.5% Good
Memory 71.7
1-Core 93.3
2-Core 179
65% 115 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 521
48% 399 Pts
64-Core 651
40% 651 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
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 132
Reflection 117
Parallax 135
108% 128 fps
Gravity 102
Splatting 88.3
83% 94.9 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114
773GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT343.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1695 1831 1767 1047 1077 1058 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,422
Write 2,127
Mixed 1,532
SusWrite 1,413
368% 1,623 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 55.6
178% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 576
DQ Write 454
DQ Mixed 548
401% 526 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 222%
Great: 306%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 203 210 204 214 211 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 175
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 206
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
170% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XW21KG-HYD-NX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 23.5
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 18.8
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 97.5
41% 97.5 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 17: 2R 0G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
17% 11% 84 105 5 165 27" 1920 1080 GBT270A G27FC
Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,103 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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