Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	306% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07W25T
Memory	4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '22 at 03:39
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900F-$240 3,566 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 67 1-Core 175 2-Core 317 98% 186 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 998 98% 804 Pts	64-Core 1,471 91% 1,471 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 249 Reflection 225 Parallax 254 203% 243 fps	Gravity 207 Splatting 157 158% 182 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 2048GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 326% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 36307129 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1154 1481 1639 1688 1661 1658 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,118 Write 1,881 Mixed 1,868 SusWrite 1,547 417% 1,853 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 77.6 257% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,186 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 1075 797% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 517%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 103 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 104 Write 105 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 104 126% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 42%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	24.2% Poor	Read 105 Write 65 Mixed 39.1 SusWrite 23.3 68% 58 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.6 100% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown X2YH1K-MIE-NX 1x16GB 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 10.3 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.5 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 60%

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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 $625Bench 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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $625

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