Alienware Aurora R13

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	451% 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	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 94% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware Aurora R13 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0C92D0
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220121
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 10:40
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	94%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-12700KF-$232 70,812 User benchmarks, average bench 114% U3E1, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 73.1 1-Core 207 2-Core 387 115% 222 Pts	4-Core 747 8-Core 1,454 130% 1,100 Pts	64-Core 2,352 146% 2,352 Pts
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$275 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Dell(1028 C974) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 128 Reflection 119 Parallax 124 104% 123 fps	Gravity 101 Splatting 88.2 83% 94.8 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 512GB 3,082 User benchmarks, average bench 278% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36308229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3524 3560 3787 822 650 648 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	451% Outstanding	Read 3,035 Write 3754 Mixed 2743 SusWrite 2,165 660% 2,924 MB/s	4K Read 79.6 4K Write 240 4K Mixed 126 410% 149 MB/s	DQ Read 1,721 DQ Write 1,397 DQ Mixed 1,555 1,165% 1,558 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 451% Great: 416%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 900GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 199 200 200 201 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 185 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 199 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CG66MEBUA081N 2x8GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	123% Outstanding	MC Read 46.5 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 46.6 133% 46.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 25.3 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 94.5 42% 94.5 ns
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 138%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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System: Alienware Aurora R13

CPU
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	304x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $232Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	252x
Core i7-12700FIntel $250Bench 109%, 19,845 samples	180x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	257x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	165x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	134x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	153x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	64x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	64x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	117x
HMCG66MEBUA084N 2x8GBUnknownBench 128%, 443 samples	98x
HMCG66MEBUA081N 2x8GBUnknownBench 126%, 551 samples	76x

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Total price: $1,220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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