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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210510
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '21 at 23:10
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 77.9 1-Core 186 2-Core 366 110% 210 Pts	4-Core 699 8-Core 1,164 114% 931 Pts	64-Core 1688 104% 1688 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 211 Reflection 197 Parallax 119 172% 176 fps	Gravity 139 Splatting 126 116% 132 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 256GB 336 User benchmarks, average bench 243% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 36303029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,585 Write 2,325 Mixed 1,850 501% 2,253 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 53.1 231% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 632 DQ Mixed 606 507% 743 MB/s
Poor: 171% Great: 323%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 461GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 480 441 467 478 481 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 442 Mixed 360 SusWrite 471 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 43.3 136% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 930GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 184 180 182 182 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 180 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 182 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 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 above expectations (94^th percentile)	49.3% Average	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 12.7 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 14.1 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 50%

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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 $1,306Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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