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 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.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive299% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210510
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 15 '21 at 05:42
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 below expectations (39th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 76.5
1-Core 166
2-Core 332
101% 192 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 964
93% 768 Pts
64-Core 1,216
75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1264 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.50.02
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 56.7
Reflection 60
Parallax 76.4
46% 64.4 fps
Gravity 60.2
Splatting 43.9
45% 52.1 fps
Poor: 37% Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme CT1000P 1TB
771GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1452 1454 1420 1493 1487 1487 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 1,692
Write 1,470
Mixed 1,163
SusWrite 1,465
325% 1,448 MB/s
4K Read 68
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 91.4
319% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 915
DQ Write 1,008
DQ Mixed 312
414% 745 MB/s
Poor: 128%
This bench: 299%
Great: 299%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
737GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 162 155 164 163 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 158
Mixed 100
SusWrite 162
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 109%
Jmicron Generic 3TB
367GB free
Firmware: 0508
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 40 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Read 36.6
Write 38.6
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 41.5
28% 38.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XW21KG-MIE2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
86.5% Excellent
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 24
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 26.4
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 87.4
46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,113 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
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