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 (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive328% 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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210923
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '21 at 05:19
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 69.9
1-Core 153
2-Core 257
87% 160 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 726
73% 594 Pts
64-Core 1,080
67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 105%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB
317GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1667 1462 1522 1518 1686 1213 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
328% Outstanding
Read 2,585
Write 2,310
Mixed 1,616
SusWrite 1,511
449% 2,006 MB/s
4K Read 64.6
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 86.7
289% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,018
DQ Write 890
DQ Mixed 775
630% 894 MB/s
Poor: 166%
This bench: 328%
Great: 370%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
567GB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 163 163 161 164 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 132
Write 148
Mixed 30
SusWrite 162
85% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 108%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 127 129 125 122 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69% Good
Read 116
Write 140
Mixed 77
SusWrite 124
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 69%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X2YH1K-MIE-NX 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
41% Average
MC Read 20
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 11.4
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 11.4
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 41%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,109 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $625
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