Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.1% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory21.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141001
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '18 at 07:42
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ALB-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 84.9
2-Core 196
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 746
68% 569 Pts
64-Core 1,039
64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan Z (SLI Disabled)
Nvidia(10DE 1078) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
65.9% Good
Lighting 92.7
Reflection 61.2
Parallax 78.2
76% 77.3 fps
MRender 73.6
Gravity 60.6
Splatting 45.3
47% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 75%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 512GB
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 7D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 160 324 414 411 399 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 440
Write 417
Mixed 186
SusWrite 331
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 28.4
110% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 88.4
119% 221 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 96%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 118 116 116 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 126
Write 115
Mixed 76.9
SusWrite 116
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43DB0-CPB 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 31.3
99% 34.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.9
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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