Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161011
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '16 at 19:28
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 102 2-Core 209 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 643 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 369.9 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.3% Above average	Lighting 74.6 Reflection 79.6 Parallax 70 61% 74.8 fps	MRender 77 Gravity 68.6 Splatting 63.3 56% 69.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8043 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 655 (B1) Unknown 97 97 26 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 57 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 84 (F1) Unknown 99 99 34224219176	85.2% Excellent	Read 507 Write 348 Mixed 357 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 60.4 4K Mixed 24.5 112% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 82 100% 179 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 126%
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB 3,901 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 107GB free Firmware: EXT08D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 669 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2209 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 711112614 (F2) Unknown 99 99 939045970	64.7% Good	Read 495 Write 133 Mixed 208 60% 279 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 81.1 4K Mixed 13.1 95% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 31.5 72% 155 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 76%
WD Gold 4TB (2016)-$94 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 173 173 21495087412 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 39 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 99 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 39 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1139 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1139 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 180389675041 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	100% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 174 Mixed 156 127% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.05 4K Write 3.14 4K Mixed 0.65 174% 1.61 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 111%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABX0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 161 161 17195401451 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 715 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 7940 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 668 (C0) Power-off retract count 67 67 39693 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 67 67 39693 (C2) HDA temperature 189 189 180389347357 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 1717 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5135726706 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1713677729	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 185 Mixed 161 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.25 113% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSC.16FB 4x16GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 41.9 123% 42.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 21.6 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 125%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	807x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	198x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $530

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