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 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.
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive386% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory56.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '21 at 12:04
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900KF-$255
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 75.5
1-Core 197
2-Core 391
114% 221 Pts
4-Core 739
8-Core 1203
119% 971 Pts
64-Core 1,827
113% 1,827 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 107%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
Dell(1028 3880) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.27
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 312
Reflection 295
Parallax 324
255% 310 fps
Gravity 256
Splatting 192
194% 224 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 1024GB
825GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36303029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1634 1700 2295 2343 2347 1931 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
386% Outstanding
Read 2,582
Write 2,355
Mixed 2,307
SusWrite 2,042
522% 2,321 MB/s
4K Read 75.1
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 105
340% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,304
DQ Write 1,004
DQ Mixed 1,110
842% 1,139 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 386%
Great: 444%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
647GB free
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1549 828 830 832 832 832 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 1,564
Write 1,753
Mixed 1,292
SusWrite 950
313% 1,390 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 245
4K Mixed 85.7
324% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 1,565
DQ Write 1,154
DQ Mixed 1,339
1,006% 1,353 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 280%
Great: 276%
WDC WDS100T2B0B-00YS70 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 469 474 470 470 471 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 470
Mixed 391
SusWrite 470
103% 457 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 53
186% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 258
216% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 121%
Great: 115%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X2YH1K-MIE 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74% Very good
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 21.4
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 24.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 74%
Great: 173%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,131 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

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