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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	240% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '21 at 23:55
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11700F 21,161 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 76.4 1-Core 185 2-Core 365 109% 209 Pts	4-Core 716 8-Core 1,202 117% 959 Pts	64-Core 1,708 106% 1,708 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 264 Reflection 241 Parallax 294 215% 266 fps	Gravity 228 Splatting 167 171% 197 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WDC 256GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11150012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 563 513 506 508 508 507 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1,793 Write 2,031 Mixed 1,702 SusWrite 517 339% 1,511 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 76.1 287% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 903 734% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 239%
Sandisk Extreme SSD 1TB 4,980 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 308GB free Firmware: 1012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 41 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.4% Very poor	Read 36.6 Write 25.1 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 42 7% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 11.1 37% 11.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.4 DQ Write 19.2 DQ Mixed 10.5 11% 17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XW21KG-MIE2 1x8GB 258 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.2% Below average	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 9.3 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 9.6 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 87.4 46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 65%

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

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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 $1,280Bench 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) $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