Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 0XJKKD
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '21 at 12:59
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 703 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 140 89 127 83 129 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 429 Write 373 Mixed 52.9 SusWrite 119 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 7.1 63% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 35.2 83% 169 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 76%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB 5,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 104 105 104 100 106 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 69.4 Write 86.6 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 102 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 165% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 64%
Seagate ST4000LM016-1N2170 4TB 2,075 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 125 130 130 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 105 Write 122 Mixed 74 SusWrite 122 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.8 278% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 66%
Seagate ST4000LM016-1N2170 4TB 2,075 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 121 129 126 122 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 100 Write 112 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 112 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.7 242% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 66%
Seagate ST4000LM016-1N2170 4TB 2,075 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 251GB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 66 69 63 67 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 58.5 Write 66.4 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 62.7 47% 63 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.3 193% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GB 1,850 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 35.4 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 21.4 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 102%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	807x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
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	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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