Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive56.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '19 at 06:15
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 109
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 706
70% 569 Pts
64-Core 900
56% 900 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 60 93 41 80 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 465
Write 422
Mixed 408
SusWrite 121
79% 354 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 99.1
4K Mixed 0.4
96% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 7.9
DQ Mixed 48.5
52% 92.5 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 133 139 131 140 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Read 149
Write 114
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 134
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
27GB free, PID 5590
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 30 8.1 13 7.6 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
34.2% Below average
Read 148
Write 37.7
Mixed 59.3
SusWrite 22.8
72% 66.9 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.6
147% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 34.2%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.5% Good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 21
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

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