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 above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive249% 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210224
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 19 '21 at 15:35
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 3070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900F-$240
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 81.4
1-Core 180
2-Core 283
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 647
8-Core 1,136
108% 891 Pts
64-Core 1,659
103% 1,659 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 204
Reflection 187
Parallax 197
166% 196 fps
Gravity 144
Splatting 126
118% 135 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2300 512GB
338GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1850 1642 1954 1196 444 445 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1,502
Write 2,122
Mixed 1,466
SusWrite 1,255
359% 1,587 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 68.1
226% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 820
DQ Write 1,072
DQ Mixed 1,098
787% 997 MB/s
Poor: 143%
This bench: 249%
Great: 262%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OAD30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 181 190 190 190 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 186
Mixed 32.6
SusWrite 188
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Seagate Slim BK 500GB
238GB free
Firmware: 0934
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 104
Write 99.8
Mixed 29.9
57% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XW21KG-MIE2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.7% Good
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 17.7
61% 21.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 19.2
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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