Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 29% Raft


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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	47.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.8% 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.
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.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0FRTKJ
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 04:37
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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 i7-6950X-$499 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 78.3 1-Core 39.6 2-Core 79 44% 65.6 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 314 28% 236 Pts	64-Core 825 51% 825 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan-$1,088 6,806 User benchmarks, average bench 47% EVGA(3842 2790) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.1% Average	Lighting 57.8 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 80.6 47% 64.5 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 48.2 47% 59.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 287 283 267 262 256 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 455 Write 429 Mixed 327 SusWrite 274 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 33.3 112% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 253 200% 279 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 509GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 183 183 180 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 145 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 182 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100V -63 1TB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 931GB free Firmware: AX001Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 113 69% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 64%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100V -63 1TB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 931GB free Firmware: AX001Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 112 113 112 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 115 Write 112 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 112 69% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 20 67% 23.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 10.5 25% 8.63 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 105%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	802x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	248x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	198x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	172x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	131x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	129x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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