Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	333% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 03 '21 at 19:49
Run Duration	362 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 164 2-Core 326 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1262 112% 950 Pts	64-Core 2,112 131% 2,112 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile) 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 116% Dell(1028 099D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 177 Parallax 181 147% 180 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 156 Splatting 129 125% 157 fps
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 128%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 905GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2277 2294 2325 2253 1672 1664 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	333% Outstanding	Read 2,192 Write 2,368 Mixed 1,830 SusWrite 2,081 478% 2,118 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 70.9 229% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,175 DQ Write 955 DQ Mixed 1,076 803% 1,069 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 333% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1866 1710 1723 1716 1715 1716 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 1,290 Write 2,242 Mixed 1,462 SusWrite 1741 383% 1684 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 74.2 244% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,083 DQ Write 926 DQ Mixed 993 747% 1,001 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 410%
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB 2,636 User benchmarks, average bench 274% 2TB free Firmware: 15302229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2362 2366 2368 1837 1496 1528 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 1,168 Write 2,348 Mixed 1,275 SusWrite 1,993 386% 1,696 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 77.2 251% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1267 DQ Write 1,053 DQ Mixed 1,154 866% 1158 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 367%
SABRENT 1TB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 178GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 467 467 467 467 467 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 87%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 24GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 29 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 148 Write 42 Mixed 54.9 SusWrite 26.2 74% 67.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.5 150% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XCCT36-MIE 2x16GB 286 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 30.1 104% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 32 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

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System: Alienware Area-51m R2

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	98x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	89x
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	45x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	120x
RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 116%, 2,359 samples	107x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	8x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	20x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc611Bench 194%, 3,469 samples	18x
Raid 0 Volume 4TBIntelBench 427%, 1,660 samples	13x

RAM
HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 92%, 1,575 samples	33x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 7,504 samples	18x
XCCT36-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 96%, 286 samples	17x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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