Alienware Aurora R12

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 215%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 226%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics218% 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 Drive261% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Aurora R12  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0P0JWX
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '22 at 20:09
Run Duration278 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-11900KF-$255
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 76.3
1-Core 180
2-Core 362
107% 206 Pts
4-Core 682
8-Core 1,200
114% 941 Pts
64-Core 1757
109% 1757 Pts
Poor: 91%
This bench: 102%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$785
Dell(1028 3880) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
218% Outstanding
Lighting 324
Reflection 316
Parallax 342
264% 327 fps
MRender 364
Gravity 263
Splatting 197
216% 275 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 218%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme PC SN730 WD 1TB
879GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2016 1727 1729 1477 1148 1000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 1,924
Write 2,115
Mixed 1,788
SusWrite 1,516
414% 1,836 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 57.1
188% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,354
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 234
302% 578 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 261%
Great: 296%
Plextor PX-1TM9PeY 1TB
785GB free
Firmware: 1.07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 839 840 839 820 815 878 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,595
Write 857
Mixed 596
SusWrite 838
215% 972 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 52
170% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,409
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 197
290% 581 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 202%
Great: 267%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145
1.5TB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 432 431 427 429 453 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 442
Mixed 407
SusWrite 434
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 44.4
141% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 185
152% 224 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 128%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$80
736GB free
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 417 419 414 414 439 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 430
Mixed 396
SusWrite 421
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 33.4
129% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 99.6
DQ Mixed 200
157% 226 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 125%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 235 222 235 233 226 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 228
Write 235
Mixed 102
SusWrite 231
145% 199 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.6
324% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 132%
Great: 138%
Jmicron Generic 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 8201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 181 162 190 187 186 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 127%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB
2TB free, PID 25ee
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 35 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
19.5% Very poor
Read 31.1
Write 30
Mixed 27.3
SusWrite 36.7
43% 31.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
108% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown X2YH1K-MIE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75% Very good
MC Read 36
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 20.3
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 23.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Aurora R12 Builds (Compare 2,117 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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HDDRAMUSB
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