Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
Processor	With 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	284% 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	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.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 10 '21 at 18:05
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 72.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 272 87% 162 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 749 77% 623 Pts	64-Core 958 59% 958 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 212 Reflection 199 Parallax 190 173% 200 fps	Gravity 150 Splatting 132 123% 141 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 256GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 243% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36302029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1835 1128 396 382 386 391 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,414 Write 2,022 Mixed 1,887 SusWrite 753 395% 1769 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 90.8 301% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1132 DQ Write 997 DQ Mixed 1,070 801% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 171% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 323%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 181 176 174 176 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 173 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 177 111% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XK2M26-MIE 1x16GB 465 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	MC Read 8.4 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 8 27% 9.53 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 8 24% 8.43 GB/s	Latency 95.6 42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 50%

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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 $600Bench 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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $600

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $45	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