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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive280% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '21 at 21:47
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-11700F
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 74.8
1-Core 178
2-Core 372
107% 208 Pts
4-Core 648
8-Core 1,076
105% 862 Pts
64-Core 1,702
105% 1,702 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
Dell(1028 3891) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.51
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 277
Reflection 253
Parallax 304
226% 278 fps
Gravity 235
Splatting 175
177% 205 fps
Poor: 163% Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme KXG60ZNV512G KIOXIA 512GB
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604107 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1525 826 824 824 821 823 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,026
Write 2,299
Mixed 1,534
SusWrite 941
382% 1,700 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 81
284% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,246
DQ Write 1,178
DQ Mixed 907
765% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 156%
This bench: 280%
Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 199 201 200 200 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 192
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 200
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XK2M26-MIE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.3% Below average
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 9.5
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 9.9
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 90.8
44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,118 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
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