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 (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive340% 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.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 19 '21 at 00:58
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700KF-$240
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 69.7
1-Core 180
2-Core 349
104% 200 Pts
4-Core 610
8-Core 1,084
102% 847 Pts
64-Core 1,794
111% 1,794 Pts
Poor: 94%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 109%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.96
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 79.2
Reflection 78.9
Parallax 75.9
64% 78 fps
Gravity 65.9
Splatting 60.6
56% 63.2 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB
839GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1277 1389 1403 1414 1484 1431 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
340% Outstanding
Read 2,582
Write 1,910
Mixed 1,602
SusWrite 1,400
418% 1,873 MB/s
4K Read 75
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 98.3
345% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,259
DQ Write 741
DQ Mixed 1,027
757% 1,009 MB/s
Poor: 166%
This bench: 340%
Great: 370%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
348GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 413 417 425 419 427 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 481
Mixed 431
SusWrite 396
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 60.6
214% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 343
258% 346 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
322GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 471 469 472 472 475 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 484
Mixed 444
SusWrite 473
108% 478 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 55.5
198% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 343
257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
531GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 471 470 472 473 475 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 480
Mixed 458
SusWrite 473
108% 481 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 56.6
200% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 344
259% 346 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XW21KG-HYD-NX 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 20.2
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 22
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 70.1%
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 2,108 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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