Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	146% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '23 at 04:21
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 212 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 638 65% 528 Pts	64-Core 852 53% 852 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.9% Good	Lighting 86.6 Reflection 98.4 Parallax 80.7 71% 88.6 fps	MRender 87.4 Gravity 69.3 Splatting 74.7 63% 77.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KZ256 256GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 21A3427A SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 767 782 816 814 809 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 884 Write 868 Mixed 829 SusWrite 787 190% 842 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 29 146% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 660 DQ Mixed 58.8 153% 307 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 201%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 214GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 111 90 93 94 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 450 Write 402 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 125 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 21.2 66% 17.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 92%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 940GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 136 133 136 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 107 Write 110 Mixed 59 SusWrite 135 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	64.7% Good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 20.5 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 18.5 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 65%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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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 $75Bench 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 $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16