Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive262% 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
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FRTKJ
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160608
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 08 '17 at 10:24
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 228
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 964
85% 722 Pts
64-Core 1,578
98% 1,578 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Dell(1028 119E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 368.39
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 143
Parallax 136
107% 137 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 130
Splatting 107
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
848GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,607
Write 1,792
Mixed 1,927
468% 2,109 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 33.5
120% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 21.3
79% 171 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 262%
Great: 363%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 138
Write 150
Mixed 138
107% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.28
113% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$68
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
73.8% Very good
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 23.1
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 19.5
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,510 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $325
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HDDRAMUSB
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