Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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 Drive53.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180209
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 22 '18 at 02:10
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 97.7
2-Core 194
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 611
62% 504 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB; founders
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 166
Reflection 157
Parallax 172
135% 165 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 140
Splatting 107
112% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 121 102 77 134 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Read 389
Write 369
Mixed 345
SusWrite 123
69% 306 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 14.2
79% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 157
DQ Mixed 0.2
44% 107 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
911GB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 153 153 152 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 187
Mixed 31
SusWrite 153
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB M378A5143DB0-CPB 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 35.5
109% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 20.7
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,503 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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