Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 169%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 154%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics216% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 09G12C
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '21 at 15:43
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 84.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 676
66% 543 Pts
64-Core 914
57% 914 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
Gigabyte(1458 4041) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 497.29
Performing below potential (69th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
216% Outstanding
Lighting 315
Reflection 310
Parallax 342
257% 323 fps
MRender 376
Gravity 271
Splatting 197
220% 281 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 216%
Great: 230%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 175 180 154 165 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 188
Mixed 36.6
SusWrite 165
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 100%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 44.9
MC Mixed 35.2
113% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 19.9
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 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 9 7 60 21.5" 1280 720 ACI22FD ASUS VS228
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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