Alienware Aurora R13

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	383% 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.

CPU throttled at 91% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Alienware Aurora R13 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0C92D0
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220110
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '22 at 11:19
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	91%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$310 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% U3E1, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 76.7 1-Core 212 2-Core 421 121% 236 Pts	4-Core 785 8-Core 1,470 135% 1,128 Pts	64-Core 2,950 182% 2,950 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Dell(1028 3880) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 316 Reflection 305 Parallax 358 258% 327 fps	Gravity 257 Splatting 191 194% 224 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kxg70znv512g NVMe KIOXIA 512GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 381GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10804104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2509 965 971 970 976 986 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	383% Outstanding	Read 3,303 Write 3,614 Mixed 2,335 SusWrite 1,229 587% 2,620 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 217 4K Mixed 98.4 342% 127 MB/s	DQ Read 1,824 DQ Write 1,343 DQ Mixed 1,525 1,156% 1,564 MB/s
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 383% Great: 383%
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 10,182 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 476GB free Firmware: 80007E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 62 73 58 324 611 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1350 Write 266 Mixed 347 SusWrite 204 117% 542 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 49.3 200% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 781 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 217 235% 409 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 215%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 602GB free Firmware: 1001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 135 124 170 181 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 186 Mixed 77.9 SusWrite 160 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GB 829 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	146% Outstanding	MC Read 58 MC Write 57.6 MC Mixed 53.7 161% 56.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 49.3 SC Mixed 25.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 86.9 46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 151%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 251%

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System: Alienware Aurora R13

CPU
Core i9-12900KFIntel $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples	306x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	254x
Core i7-12700FIntel $250Bench 109%, 19,845 samples	181x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	261x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	166x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	135x

SSD
PM9A1 Samsung 1024GBNvmeBench 322%, 5,261 samples	153x
PC SN810 WDC 1024GBNvmeBench 346%, 2,287 samples	66x
PC801 SK hynix 1TBNvmeBench 351%, 3,744 samples	65x

RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples	118x
HMCG66MEBUA084N 2x8GBUnknownBench 128%, 443 samples	98x
HMCG66MEBUA081N 2x8GBUnknownBench 126%, 551 samples	76x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,220

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16