Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	285% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07W25T
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 10:52
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-11400F-$116 46,609 User benchmarks, average bench 94% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 78.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 296 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 861 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,157 72% 1,157 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Asus(1043 873C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 497.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 88.3 Reflection 88.1 Parallax 90.8 72% 89.1 fps	Gravity 77.7 Splatting 69.7 65% 73.7 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hy 256GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1672 454 405 451 434 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,480 Write 2,195 Mixed 1,485 SusWrite 640 379% 1,700 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 96.8 308% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,408 DQ Write 852 DQ Mixed 1,188 869% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 310%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 866GB free Firmware: 4B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2847 2918 2986 2746 1448 1448 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	450% Outstanding	Read 2,940 Write 3,291 Mixed 3,034 SusWrite 2,399 658% 2,916 MB/s	4K Read 79.4 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 119 386% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1,630 DQ Write 1309 DQ Mixed 1,450 1,090% 1,463 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 450% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KF3200C16D4/8GX 0198000080AD XW21KG-HYD-NX 0198000080CE KF3200C16D4/8GX 01980000802C XW21KG-MIE-NX 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2933, 3200, 2933, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.9% Very good	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 22.3 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 25.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 76%

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Gaming 181%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 177%

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System: Alienware Aurora R12

CPU
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 98%, 21,161 samples	907x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	415x
Core i7-11700KFIntel $240Bench 102%, 17,565 samples	234x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	501x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	480x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	277x

SSD
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 277%, 3,587 samples	219x
Micron 2300 512GBNvmeBench 206%, 2,103 samples	99x
PC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 250%, 2,402 samples	86x

RAM
XW21KG-HYD-NX 2x8GBUnknownBench 88%, 1,413 samples	205x
XK2M26-MIE-NX 1x16GBUnknownBench 49%, 948 samples	166x
X2YH1K-MIE-NX 2x16GBUnknownBench 95%, 1,460 samples	121x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $910

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16