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 below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive278% 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
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220906
Uptime5 Days
Run DateOct 31 '22 at 16:43
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 (0th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 76
1-Core 144
2-Core 261
88% 160 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 812
78% 644 Pts
64-Core 990
61% 990 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899
Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB; alienware rtx 3080
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 517.48
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 275
Reflection 250
Parallax 312
224% 279 fps
Gravity 231
Splatting 173
175% 202 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 1TB
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFM31.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2084 1374 1055 1095 995 970 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 1,900
Write 2,242
Mixed 1,976
SusWrite 1,262
416% 1,845 MB/s
4K Read 51.9
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 82.5
258% 91.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,044
DQ Write 943
DQ Mixed 1034
764% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 278%
Great: 493%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88
424GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 444 439 434 406 395 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 421
Mixed 404
SusWrite 425
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 30.9
113% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 294
234% 327 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
436GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 167 166 168 164 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 161
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 166
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 113%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB
221GB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 40 41 40 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
21.8% Poor
Read 35.1
Write 38.7
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 39.7
25% 34 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 21.8%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown HP37D4U1S8ME-8XR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 22.8
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 20.8
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,142 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: $899
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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