Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161011
Uptime	46.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '17 at 00:24
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	99%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 95.7 2-Core 196 74% 128 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 639 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 799 50% 799 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 60.5 Reflection 63.7 Parallax 57.4 49% 60.5 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 57.2 Splatting 51.2 48% 59.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 348GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 734 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 111 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 9 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 53 201864380447 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1438771509 (F7) Unknown 100 100 44986549 (F8) Unknown 100 100 25536341 (B4) Unknown 0 0 3580 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	63% Good	Read 471 Write 327 Mixed 338 84% 379 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 17.6 63% 20.3 MB/s	DQ Read 21 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 19.3 40% 76.9 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 104%
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB 2,429 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 338 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 96 96 77 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 325 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 16080056607 (F2) Unknown 99 99 5466777121	59.3% Above average	Read 505 Write 154 Mixed 229 64% 296 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 33.3 4K Mixed 15.7 68% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 70.3 89% 161 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABX0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 128 128 21494235431 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 320 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2028 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 317 (C0) Power-off retract count 83 83 20536 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 20536 (C2) HDA temperature 161 161 176094773282 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 1138 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1697947688 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2315857647	109% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 195 Mixed 180 140% 187 MB/s	4K Read 1.15 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.2 109% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 288GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 156 151 3183 (04) Start/Stop count 68 68 32679 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 47 47 38825 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 92 92 8228 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 279 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 190 190 32679 (C2) HDA temperature 103 95 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 75 75 18383 (F1) Unknown 200 200 6892467051 (F2) Unknown 200 200 15291920515	53% Above average	Read 110 Write 74.5 Mixed 79.6 66% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.04 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GB 1,850 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 35.5 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 19.1 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 102%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	807x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	198x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16