Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 09G12C
Memory	36.3 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '20 at 15:09
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 235 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 786 75% 622 Pts	64-Core 968 60% 968 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 98.7 Reflection 111 Parallax 92.4 80% 101 fps	Gravity 74.2 Splatting 0 28% 37.1 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 469GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 918 504 487 490 456 435 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 122GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 74 120 83 51 2.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 375 Write 277 Mixed 179 SusWrite 78.2 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 23.7 4K Mixed 12 49% 16.6 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 70.5 DQ Mixed 8.1 28% 61.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 58%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 137 132 118 134 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 144 Write 139 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 132 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 101%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 148 145 147 146 135 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 24.6 SusWrite 145 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 108%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2GB free Firmware: SC60 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 79.7 Write 81.7 Mixed 50.8 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 108%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB 1,113 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 464GB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 96 99 95 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 113 Write 110 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 96.7 126% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 114% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KYXC0V-MID F4-2400C15-16GTZR F4-2400C15-16GTZR 48GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 33 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 21.6 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	809x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	200x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	132x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $375

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16