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 (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive260% 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 07W25T
Memory8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210708
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 27 '21 at 22:37
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900KF-$255
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 75
1-Core 181
2-Core 357
106% 204 Pts
4-Core 714
8-Core 1235
118% 975 Pts
64-Core 1,746
108% 1,746 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
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 211
Reflection 205
Parallax 192
172% 202 fps
Gravity 151
Splatting 135
126% 143 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2300 1024GB
371GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2010 1517 985 1214 908 1011 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 1,582
Write 2,108
Mixed 1530
SusWrite 1,274
367% 1,624 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 69.4
213% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,250
DQ Write 1,083
DQ Mixed 1,156
869% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 144%
This bench: 260%
Great: 304%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 175 175 175 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 117
Mixed 104
SusWrite 174
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XW21KG-HYD-NX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.4% Very good
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 20
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 22.9
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 90.4
44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 128%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,107 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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