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 (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 07W25T
Memory8.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210603
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 25 '21 at 03:21
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 76.1
1-Core 168
2-Core 336
101% 193 Pts
4-Core 615
8-Core 967
98% 791 Pts
64-Core 1,211
75% 1,211 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
HP(103C 8556) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3325 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 108
Reflection 104
Parallax 106
88% 106 fps
Gravity 97.5
Splatting 82.1
78% 89.8 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 08TH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 232 258 255 256 242 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 395
Write 190
Mixed 171
SusWrite 244
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 10.8
83% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 23.5
66% 138 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 69%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
924GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 194 197 195 198 194 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
36.9% Below average
Read 344
Write 168
Mixed 213
SusWrite 195
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 3.1
41% 9.5 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 99%
Toshiba MK2002TSKB 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: MT4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 146 150 150 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Read 160
Write 156
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 149
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 80AD000080AD HMA851U6DJR6N-XN 12GB
3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 15.4
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 17.1
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 88.2
45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 71: 10R 6G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
71% 23% 82 293 205 60 23.8" 1920 1080 DELF11B DELL E2420H
Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,130 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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