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 below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive219% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory34.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210923
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 23 '21 at 07:57
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 72.6
1-Core 154
2-Core 294
92% 174 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 874
87% 708 Pts
64-Core 838
52% 838 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250
Dell(1028 C973) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.13
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 132
Reflection 116
Parallax 122
107% 123 fps
Gravity 100
Splatting 87.7
82% 94 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114
567GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT343.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1228 1005 1016 972 982 958 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,427
Write 2,246
Mixed 1,664
SusWrite 1,027
360% 1591 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 59.4
201% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 909
DQ Write 723
DQ Mixed 773
590% 802 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 219%
Great: 306%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
421GB free
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 430 430 430 430 430 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,513
Write 1,645
Mixed 1261
SusWrite 512
276% 1,233 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 67.6
244% 91.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,072
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 823
634% 872 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 207%
Great: 237%
WD WD10EZEX-08RKKA0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 204 193 206 206 206 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 144
Write 176
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 201
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
95% 0.8 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XW21KG-HYD-NX 0198000080AD XW21KG-HYD-NX 04CD000080AD F4-4000C18-16GVK 04CD000080AD F4-4000C18-16GVK 48GB
2933, 2933, 4000, 4000 MHz
8192, 8192, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.5% Average
MC Read 20
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 16.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 18.6
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 95.4
42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.5%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,119 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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