Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	199% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Aurora R12 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 07W25T
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210923
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '21 at 23:32
Run Duration	464 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900F-$240 3,566 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Memory 55 1-Core 38 2-Core 75.7 36% 56.2 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 250 23% 195 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 138 Reflection 188 Parallax 204 112% 177 fps	Gravity 153 Splatting 136 127% 145 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PC711 SK hynix 1TB 3,587 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 583GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41001131 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1084 992 1129 1182 1147 905 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,898 Write 1,670 Mixed 1,358 SusWrite 1,073 336% 1,500 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 44.6 140% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 294 223% 301 MB/s
Poor: 166% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 370%
Realtek RTL9210 NVME 1TB 361 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 507GB free Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 285 307 324 320 288 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 227 Write 216 Mixed 251 SusWrite 294 56% 247 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 20.7 70% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 124 92% 121 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 133%
0 1TB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 930GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 90%
1 1TB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 880GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 90%
Toshiba HDWR180 8TB 1,295 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0603 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 181 165 165 145 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 169 Mixed 44.1 SusWrite 173 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 130%
ST320LT0 07-9ZV142 320GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 297GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 100 99 104 102 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	40.9% Average	Read 114 Write 83.9 Mixed 42 SusWrite 98.8 109% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 43%
MTFDDAK2 56MAY-1AH12ABHA 256GB 238GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 100 101 100 105 102 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	111% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 219 Mixed 186 SusWrite 99.7 234% 173 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 19.3 4K Mixed 14.1 1,180% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 15.1 DQ Write 30.3 DQ Mixed 19.3 1,743% 21.6 MB/s

TOSHIBA MK7559GSXP 750GB 697GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 99 100 101 101 100 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 0.5 Write 97.1 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 94.4 77% 48.1 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 1.9 97% 0.95 MB/s

ST4000LM 024-2AN17V 4TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 12 4.7 4.2 4 4.3 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 80.3 Write 102 Mixed 59.9 SusWrite 6.3 81% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 158% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 59%
WDC WD10 EADS-11M2B2 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 931GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 103 100 94 99 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 92 Write 96.5 Mixed 70.9 SusWrite 99.2 122% 89.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown X2YH1K-MIE-NX 2x16GB 1,460 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 22.9 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10.5 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 143 28% 143 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 133%

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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	925x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	418x
Core i7-11700KFIntel $240Bench 102%, 17,565 samples	236x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	510x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	493x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	278x

SSD
PC711 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 277%, 3,587 samples	222x
Micron 2300 512GBNvmeBench 206%, 2,103 samples	99x
PC711 SK hynix 512GBNvmeBench 250%, 2,402 samples	87x

RAM
XW21KG-HYD-NX 2x8GBUnknownBench 88%, 1,413 samples	206x
XK2M26-MIE-NX 1x16GBUnknownBench 49%, 948 samples	170x
X2YH1K-MIE-NX 2x16GBUnknownBench 95%, 1,460 samples	124x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $899

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16