Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 138%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics137% 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 Drive89.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170517
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '18 at 16:26
Run Duration250 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 130
2-Core 262
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 522
8-Core 978
90% 750 Pts
64-Core 1711
106% 1711 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan V
Nvidia(10DE 1218) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1912 MHz, MLim: 425 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
137% Outstanding
Lighting 190
Reflection 197
Parallax 270
155% 219 fps
MRender 178
Gravity 218
Splatting 97.7
128% 165 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 137%
Great: 155%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 2TB-$320
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 516
Write 316
Mixed 411
92% 414 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 27.1
144% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 38
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 119
104% 147 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 130%
SDHC Card 32GB
9GB free, PID null
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
6.01% Terrible
Read 10.6
Write 5.22
Mixed 7.41
9% 7.74 MB/s
4K Read 3.06
4K Write 0.85
4K Mixed 0.76
66% 1.55 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.01%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 44.4
MC Write 50.8
MC Mixed 37.7
127% 44.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 21.9
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 53
76% 53 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 115%
Great: 143%

 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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