Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 0FRTKJ
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJul 16 '20 at 12:21
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 238
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 740
70% 580 Pts
64-Core 913
56% 913 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 119D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.7% Good
Lighting 76.1
Reflection 81.3
Parallax 75.5
62% 77.6 fps
MRender 94.8
Gravity 94.5
Splatting 97.9
79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 128GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30000P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 109 101 104 92 97 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 93%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 178 181 181 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 173
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 180
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 104%
Great: 108%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB
5.5TB free, PID 25fb
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 35 35 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
27.1% Poor
Read 37.7
Write 32.9
Mixed 33.7
SusWrite 35.4
47% 34.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1
190% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 27.1%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 45.1
MC Mixed 35.1
113% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 18.9
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,504 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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