Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive252% 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.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 09G12C
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161011
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '17 at 03:08
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 89.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 285
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 562
8-Core 876
89% 719 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 178
Reflection 197
Parallax 170
145% 182 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 170
Splatting 123
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 1TB
948GB free
Firmware: BXV77D0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 930
Mixed 633
154% 679 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 38.4
159% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 460
DQ Write 481
DQ Mixed 180
216% 374 MB/s
Poor: 93%
This bench: 145%
Great: 201%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
474GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 500
Mixed 514
114% 512 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 44.5
164% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 144
162% 277 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 2,233
Write 1,402
Mixed 1,565
384% 1,733 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 50.5
188% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 499
DQ Write 384
DQ Mixed 211
220% 365 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 252%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KYXC0V-MIB 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
40.7% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 13.2
MC Mixed 11.3
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 12.7
37% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 40.7%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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