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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive254% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 07W25T
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20211109
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 09 '22 at 19:35
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Memory 80.2
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
96% 179 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 895
86% 708 Pts
64-Core 1,117
69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 86F0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4075 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.29
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 124
Reflection 118
Parallax 121
102% 121 fps
Gravity 108
Splatting 102
93% 105 fps
Poor: 80% Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Micron 2300 NVMe 512GB
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23000030 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2020 2091 1635 456 844 445 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
254% Outstanding
Read 1,533
Write 2,197
Mixed 1,449
SusWrite 1,248
363% 1,607 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 69.3
232% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 864
DQ Write 1,138
DQ Mixed 1,042
775% 1,015 MB/s
Poor: 137%
This bench: 254%
Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
862GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 197 198 195 199 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 193
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 199
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 117%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XW21KG-HYD-NX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
MC Read 42.6
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 24.8
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 26.5
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 88.7%
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 2,103 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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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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