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 below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive244% 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.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory31.8 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210708
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '21 at 06:00
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 70.3
1-Core 165
2-Core 324
98% 186 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 925
92% 752 Pts
64-Core 1,184
73% 1,184 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.41
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 88.9
Reflection 88.3
Parallax 80.9
72% 86 fps
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 70.1
63% 71.5 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
630GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1413 708 769 632 592 651 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 1628
Write 1,720
Mixed 1,624
SusWrite 794
324% 1,442 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 70.9
267% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,195
DQ Write 1,010
DQ Mixed 1,094
822% 1,100 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 244%
Great: 276%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 109 37 26 7.8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 108
Write 103
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 62.7
63% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
22% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 0198000080AD XW21KG-HYD-NX 859B0000802C BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBD 40GB
2400, 2667, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
65.1% Good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 19.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 22
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 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
0% 0% 0 4 2 60 27.2" 1280 720 GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD
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

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