Alienware Area-51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive202% 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 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XF4NJ
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 05 '18 at 22:04
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen TR 1950X-$225
SP3r2, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Memory 59
1-Core 111
2-Core 217
69% 129 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 867
77% 653 Pts
64-Core 2,347
145% 2,347 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 182
Parallax 163
123% 165 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 150
Splatting 112
102% 126 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 113%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
893GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1295 1195 1168 1196 1190 1190 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,696
Write 1,522
Mixed 930
SusWrite 1,206
300% 1,338 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 52.5
163% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 223
165% 218 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 202%
Great: 294%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 165 169 164 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 133
Write 171
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 166
88% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 30.8
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 20.6
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 131
31% 131 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R3 Builds (Compare 29 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $756
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