Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Run History
19 months ago, 19 months ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20211208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '22 at 22:03
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 74.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 256
85% 156 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 655
68% 545 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
Dell(1028 3880) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.77
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 305
Reflection 286
Parallax 318
248% 303 fps
Gravity 252
Splatting 183
188% 217 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WDC 256GB
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,531
Write 1,985
Mixed 1,412
368% 1,642 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 61.5
232% 89.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,015
DQ Write 807
DQ Mixed 855
655% 892 MB/s
Poor: 100% Great: 239%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
662GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 186 188 186 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 186
Mixed 85.1
SusWrite 186
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XW21KG-MIE-NX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 23.4
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 24.4
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 91.3
44% 91.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 84.3%
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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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