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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210603
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '21 at 19:57
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 77.8
1-Core 182
2-Core 350
107% 204 Pts
4-Core 676
8-Core 1,005
105% 840 Pts
64-Core 1,619
100% 1,619 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 102%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
Dell(1028 3796) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.37
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 77.1
Reflection 85.4
Parallax 83.9
63% 82.1 fps
Gravity 72.7
Splatting 68.2
62% 70.4 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
866GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 139 155 84 148 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 116
Write 127
Mixed 38.4
SusWrite 125
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 109%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB
59GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 46 45 46 46 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Read 124
Write 45.9
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 45.6
82% 69.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.6
139% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XW21KG-MIE2 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.5% Average
MC Read 21
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11.9
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 10.7
SC Mixed 12.1
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 84.8
47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.5%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 57: 6R 7G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
57% 40% 47 321 228 60 27" 1920 1080 ACR0746 XB273 GX
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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