Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics23.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FRTKJ
Memory2.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime1 Days
Run DateOct 12 '20 at 19:23
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 444
8-Core 705
71% 575 Pts
64-Core 931
58% 931 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 370
Dell(1028 0B00) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 975 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.8.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
23.7% Poor
Lighting 28.2
Reflection 31.7
Parallax 34
23% 31.3 fps
MRender 28.1
Gravity 24.3
Splatting 37.2
25% 29.9 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 24%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 138 115 122 120 134 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 198
Mixed 42.3
SusWrite 126
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
67.9% Good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 21.3
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 18.4
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,503 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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