Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics106% 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 Drive274% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 05 '22 at 03:41
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 5 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 97.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 283
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 798
85% 681 Pts
64-Core 857
53% 857 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 101%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
HP(103C 82E5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 150
Parallax 135
108% 139 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 140
Splatting 125
105% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1485 1318 807 825 832 830 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,520
Write 2,385
Mixed 1,899
SusWrite 1,016
438% 1955 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 77.1
247% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 973
DQ Write 550
DQ Mixed 853
610% 792 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 274%
Great: 355%
Nvme-128gb SSD 128GB
68GB free
Firmware: S1111H0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 313 314 314 314 75 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 385
Write 311
Mixed 322
SusWrite 274
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 27.5
147% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 256
212% 307 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 183%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
119% Outstanding
MC Read 46.8
MC Write 42.5
MC Mixed 45.7
129% 45 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 25.8
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 48.3
83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 119%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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