Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics59.8% 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 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '17 at 02:31
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 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 i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 105
2-Core 210
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 634
60% 496 Pts
64-Core 806
50% 806 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 78.2%
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: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Lighting 75.2
Reflection 63.5
Parallax 90.2
61% 76.3 fps
MRender 61.6
Gravity 62.6
Splatting 80.2
57% 68.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.8%
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 above expectations (75th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 170
Mixed 160
127% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 0.21
93% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.8% Good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 18.8
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 15.9
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 61.8%
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 1,499 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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