Alienware Area 51

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	40.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Area 51 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0J560M
Memory	7.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '20 at 01:51
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-920-$90 69,074 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 76.3 1-Core 62.3 2-Core 128 54% 88.8 Pts	4-Core 201 8-Core 282 30% 242 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5870 10,176 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 27.2 Reflection 14.7 Parallax 25.1 22% 22.3 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 18.9 Splatting 18.7 14% 16.7 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 513GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 137 122 146 75 98 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	40.1% Average	Read 106 Write 29 Mixed 132 SusWrite 122 22% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 36 4K Mixed 20.8 69% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 83 82% 133 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 126%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 206GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 47 48 50 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 49.1 Write 47.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 48.3 34% 45.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 63%
Seagate ST5000NM0024-1HT170 5TB 196 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 170 164 172 178 181 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 163 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 171 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 312GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 113 114 115 117 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 62.5 Write 34.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 115 38% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 3 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	49% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 19.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 12.6 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 87.7 46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 57%

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

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 19%

Surfboard

System: Alienware Area 51

CPU
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	37x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	24x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	16x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	14x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
WDBNCE0010PNC 1TBWDCBench 97%, 21,221 samples	5x

RAM
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	113x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	29x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	7x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $373

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