Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141001
Uptime24.4 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '17 at 08:30
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 92.5
2-Core 181
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 722
65% 549 Pts
64-Core 896
56% 896 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan Z (SLI Disabled)
Nvidia(10DE 1078) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
65.9% Good
Lighting 93.6
Reflection 61
Parallax 71
76% 75.2 fps
MRender 72.9
Gravity 56.4
Splatting 43.8
46% 57.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 75%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT07D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 185
Mixed 171
135% 180 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.24
110% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
92.1% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 32.8
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 17.7
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 101%

 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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