| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Boot Drive | The 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. |
| Memory | 8GB 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 Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
| System | Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware 0XJKKD |
| Memory | 4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20150713 |
| Uptime | 2.2 Days |
| Run Date | Nov 23 '17 at 00:13 |
| Run Duration | 82 Seconds |
| Run User | CAN-User |
| Background CPU | 12% |
PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
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82.2%
Excellent
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82% 146 Pts
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67% 553 Pts
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56% 902 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1147 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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88.7%
Excellent
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116% 154 MB/s
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101% 1.04 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
63.7%
Good
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64% 22.6 GB/s
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50% 17.6 GB/s
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59% 67.8 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2
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| Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples | 802x |
| Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples | 248x |
| Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples | 198x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples | 224x |
| GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples | 172x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 112x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 69% - Good | Total price: $530 |