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 below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive232% 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
Memory4.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '21 at 05:09
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 62
1-Core 168
2-Core 314
94% 181 Pts
4-Core 610
8-Core 1,041
100% 825 Pts
64-Core 1,349
84% 1,349 Pts
Poor: 92%
This bench: 88%
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
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 192
Reflection 182
Parallax 174
156% 182 fps
Gravity 138
Splatting 120
113% 129 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PM9A1 Samsung 256GB
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 36302029 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 576 573 578 576 571 573 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 2,305
Write 1,897
Mixed 1,243
SusWrite 574
335% 1,505 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 56.3
217% 82.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,148
DQ Write 572
DQ Mixed 671
548% 797 MB/s
Poor: 171%
This bench: 232%
Great: 323%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
797GB free
Firmware: 13057113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 174 171 174 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 166
Mixed 90.3
SusWrite 172
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown XK2M26-MIE 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
28.2% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 12.5
MC Mixed 8.5
28% 9.97 GB/s
SC Read 5.4
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 6.4
20% 7 GB/s
Latency 122
33% 122 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 28.2%
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 2,109 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $625
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