Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics135% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive196% 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 11 '21 at 03:54
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (6th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 62.4
1-Core 170
2-Core 332
97% 188 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 932
88% 729 Pts
64-Core 1,421
88% 1,421 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 105%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
135% Outstanding
Lighting 192
Reflection 185
Parallax 165
157% 181 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 145
Splatting 126
120% 149 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 135%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 256GB
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36303029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 526 472 548 565 567 568 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 1,753
Write 572
Mixed 701
SusWrite 541
196% 892 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 47.9
181% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,096
DQ Write 573
DQ Mixed 631
523% 767 MB/s
Poor: 171%
This bench: 196%
Great: 323%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
929GB free
Firmware: 1001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 96 68 79 86 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Read 106
Write 79
Mixed 38.9
SusWrite 81.4
56% 76.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XK2M26-MIE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
24.6% Poor
MC Read 7.4
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 7.9
25% 8.9 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 4.3
13% 4.43 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 24.6%
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 2,107 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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