Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	83.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20211109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '22 at 12:54
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700K-$221 65,651 User benchmarks, average bench 101% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 88.2 1-Core 180 2-Core 291 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 1,145 106% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,716 106% 1,716 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 207 Reflection 193 Parallax 184 169% 195 fps	Gravity 151 Splatting 128 122% 140 fps
Poor: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF180H6 SATA 180GB 873 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSFD43N SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 103 114 79 81 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 482 Write 185 Mixed 125 SusWrite 98.1 49% 223 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 46.1 153% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 123 123% 200 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 84%
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 25GB free Firmware: 41060C20 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,484 Write 772 Mixed 1,688 293% 1,315 MB/s	4K Read 77.7 4K Write 232 4K Mixed 112 384% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,606 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1,090 904% 1,307 MB/s
Poor: 181% Great: 414%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB 18,166 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 118 122 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 114 Mixed 74.6 SusWrite 119 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 165% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C14 2x8GB 669 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 28.6 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 30.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 131%

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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	910x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	418x
Core i7-11700KFIntel $240Bench 102%, 17,565 samples	234x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	503x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	482x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 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	122x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $910

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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