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 below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 09G12C
Memory	38.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '22 at 17:37
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 113 2-Core 208 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 720 70% 573 Pts	64-Core 1,305 81% 1,305 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 100%

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: 512.59 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 75.2 Reflection 116 Parallax 69.6 61% 87.1 fps	Gravity 90.1 Splatting 14.9 41% 52.5 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 630GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 284 280 273 360 388 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 329 Write 285 Mixed 314 SusWrite 313 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 28.7 97% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 267 203% 275 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 133%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$80 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 38 42 42 49 50 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 12.2 Write 43.1 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 44.2 22% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 50% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 801GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 127 134 137 138 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 12.7 Write 121 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 134 52% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$120 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 38 75 160 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 136 Write 123 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 84.8 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 46% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 101%
SD Card 2GB 2,438 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.6 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	4.33% Terrible	Read 15.9 Write 6 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 6.6 10% 8.42 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 9% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.33% Great: 7%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 32GB-$27 3,642 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 30GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 12 12 12 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	24.4% Poor	Read 30.9 Write 26.6 Mixed 11.9 SusWrite 13.3 26% 20.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 3.5 313% 4.43 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 24.4% Great: 90%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 32GB 3,459 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	9.86% Terrible	Read 30.6 Write 11.2 Mixed 20.1 SusWrite 11.1 22% 18.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2 102% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 9.86% Great: 48%

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)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 46.1 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 31.6 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 20.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 100%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	802x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	198x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	172x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	132x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	129x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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