Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results


Gaming 190% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 202% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	192% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	391% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0P0JWX
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210510
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '21 at 23:40
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900KF-$255 17,778 User benchmarks, average bench 104% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 74.2 1-Core 198 2-Core 381 113% 218 Pts	4-Core 691 8-Core 1,247 116% 969 Pts	64-Core 1,774 110% 1,774 Pts
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

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: 462.59 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 279 Reflection 253 Parallax 282 227% 271 fps	MRender 317 Gravity 237 Splatting 174 191% 243 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 980 1TB 5,348 User benchmarks, average bench 265% 834GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2268 2331 2371 2368 2183 1630 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	391% Outstanding	Read 2,513 Write 2,341 Mixed 2,277 SusWrite 2,192 525% 2,331 MB/s	4K Read 75.9 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 104 334% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,228 DQ Write 1,100 DQ Mixed 1,136 859% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 391% Great: 421%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$279 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3.5TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 485 485 485 485 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 432 SusWrite 485 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 55.9 186% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 339 256% 343 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01K04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 161 161 162 161 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 161 Mixed 105 SusWrite 161 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C18 Series 2x31.5GB 1,341 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74% Very good	MC Read 33 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 21.8 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 26.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 92.1 43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 139%

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

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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	909x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	416x
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 $1,306Bench 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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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