Alienware Area 51

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	21.5% 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 Drive	55.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	Alienware Area 51 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0J560M
Memory	9.4 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20101109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '17 at 05:45
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (83^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 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 95.6 1-Core 87 2-Core 167 70% 116 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 430 48% 380 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290 24,657 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.501.1003.0 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Lighting 27.3 Reflection 21.6 Parallax 24 22% 24.3 fps	MRender 21.3 Gravity 22 Splatting 28 20% 23.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3688 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 33 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 57 (AE) Unknown 100 100 19 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2577 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 54 197569937447 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 10979213184 (F7) Unknown 100 100 343436788 (F8) Unknown 100 100 258660091	55.3% Above average	Read 269 Write 214 Mixed 193 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 21.4 79% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 56.6 70% 125 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: JKAOA28A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 104 (03) Spinup time 118 118 51579781735 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 20 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 40 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 50106 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 17 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 43 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 236224446498 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	69.9% Good	Read 126 Write 118 Mixed 68.2 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.47 109% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 98 (03) Spinup time 117 117 51580174955 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 20 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 119 119 36 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 39992 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 12 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 39 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 39 (C2) HDA temperature 142 142 231929544746 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	72.8% Very good	Read 124 Write 130 Mixed 25.3 68% 93 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.42 108% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 69%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 98 (03) Spinup time 124 124 51575849574 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 19 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 119 119 36 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 40006 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 16 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 30 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 236224380965 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	71.3% Very good	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 63.8 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.41 105% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3x4GB 39,448 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 3 of 3 slots used 12GB DIMM Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	52.6% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 20 52% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 13.3 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 57%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Area 51 Builds (Compare 164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 19%

Surfboard

System: Alienware Area 51

CPU
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	37x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	24x
Core i7 X 980Intel $148Bench 76%, 8,133 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	16x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	14x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
WDBNCE0010PNC 1TBWDCBench 97%, 21,221 samples	5x

RAM
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples	113x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	29x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	7x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16