Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 7.28%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics23.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 21 '17 at 00:19
Run Duration250 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th 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 0.4 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
7.28% Terrible
Memory 8.27
1-Core 8.3
2-Core 17
7% 11.2 Pts
4-Core 34
8-Core 50.4
5% 42.2 Pts
64-Core 68
4% 68 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 7.28%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
Asus(1043 04DF) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.2.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
23.1% Poor
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 14
Parallax 58.6
7% 27.1 fps
MRender 60.4
Gravity 58.6
Splatting 75.3
54% 64.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 57%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABX0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 115
Write 125
Mixed 110
87% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.11
4K Write 0.52
4K Mixed 0.07
22% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile)
17.8% Very poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 4.8
MC Mixed 7.7
21% 7.23 GB/s
SC Read 1.4
SC Write 1.9
SC Mixed 1.6
5% 1.63 GB/s
Latency 420
10% 420 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,498 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

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