Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive80.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FRTKJ
Memory47.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 29 '20 at 05:55
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 233
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 780
74% 614 Pts
64-Core 1415
88% 1415 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 122
Parallax 98.8
132% 128 fps
MRender 98.8
Gravity 103
Splatting 92.4
80% 98 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC308 SATA 512GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30001P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 355 426 355 311 428 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 170
Write 380
Mixed 268
SusWrite 381
68% 300 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 68.9
4K Mixed 28.4
114% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 241
209% 311 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 98%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 132 131 132 135 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 122
Write 136
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 133
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 146 142 147 149 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 159
Write 146
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 146
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 48.2
MC Write 48.3
MC Mixed 40.1
130% 45.5 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 19.3
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 69.3
58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 115%
Great: 115%

 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%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

System: Alienware Area-51 R2

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