Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive265% 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 09 '21 at 07:01
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 84.9
1-Core 122
2-Core 247
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 833
80% 658 Pts
64-Core 1,202
74% 1,202 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 376A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 207
Parallax 193
151% 195 fps
MRender 145
Gravity 192
Splatting 135
127% 157 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B7T1KA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 1114 986 952 966 983 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 2,340
Write 1,967
Mixed 1,561
SusWrite 961
382% 1,707 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 69.1
241% 86.5 MB/s
DQ Read 993
DQ Write 717
DQ Mixed 575
506% 762 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 265%
Great: 370%
Toshiba MG04SCA40EN 4TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: DS06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 162 163 162 162 163 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 146
Write 104
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 159
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
220% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 114%
Marshal MAL34000SS-T72 4TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 153 156 154 155 156 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 154
Mixed 68.9
SusWrite 151
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6MFR8N-TF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 45.3
MC Write 44.7
MC Mixed 36.7
121% 42.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 19.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 108%
Great: 100%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $325
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