Alienware Area-51 R4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive245% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R4  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0HJ5Y7
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180306
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 03 '18 at 19:23
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7900X-$455
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 80.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 261
89% 162 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 1,088
97% 822 Pts
64-Core 1,910
118% 1,910 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Dell(1028 3301) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.25
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
787GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1159 1208 1208 1209 1209 1211 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 1,806
Write 1,441
Mixed 874
SusWrite 1,201
297% 1,330 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 55.4
186% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,102
DQ Write 767
DQ Mixed 883
673% 917 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 245%
Great: 294%
OCZ Vertex 4 512GB-$349
363GB free
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 425 447 446 447 448 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 360
Write 427
Mixed 308
SusWrite 438
87% 383 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 34.4
138% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 326
243% 323 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 108%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 135 135 136 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 124
Write 128
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 135
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 98%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 6TB
4TB free, PID 0a10
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 152 154 155 155 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 141
Write 141
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 154
177% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.2
116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XJ69DF-HYA 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2934 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 57.6
MC Mixed 31.4
119% 41.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 11.2
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 104%
Great: 137%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 103%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 104%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R4

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $860
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