Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.9% 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 Drive61.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
High background CPU (22%). 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 Date20141001
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '17 at 01:49
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 83.9
1-Core 96.8
2-Core 209
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 631
66% 527 Pts
64-Core 828
51% 828 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 81.2%
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 (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.9% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 140
Parallax 131
96% 130 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 127
Splatting 105
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02D0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 505
Write 154
Mixed 220
64% 293 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 35.7
4K Mixed 16.9
73% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 10.4
64% 152 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
885GB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 162
Write 149
Mixed 153
117% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.86
4K Mixed 0.22
96% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6MFR8N-TF 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.2% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 19.2
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.2%
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 1,495 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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