Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive56.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141001
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateNov 15 '17 at 00:25
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 85.4
1-Core 98.6
2-Core 207
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 660
67% 540 Pts
64-Core 842
52% 842 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 136
Parallax 132
93% 127 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 126
Splatting 105
93% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 93%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 501
Write 103
Mixed 159
55% 254 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 35.3
4K Mixed 20.6
71% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 97.2
DQ Mixed 63.2
77% 141 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
875GB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 159
Mixed 161
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.17
73% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6MFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.5% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 19
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 13.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,496 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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