Alienware Area 51

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB 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.
SystemAlienware Area 51  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XDJ4C
Memory4 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100406
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateMar 06 '18 at 03:10
Run Duration97 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7 960-$220
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 88.2
2-Core 170
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 431
49% 385 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
MSI(1462 2842) 2GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
32.3% Below average
Lighting 38.3
Reflection 35.3
Parallax 45.3
31% 39.6 fps
MRender 48.9
Gravity 43.9
Splatting 36.2
34% 43 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 31%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AHC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 79.5
Write 57.9
Mixed 53.8
48% 63.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 0.86
4K Mixed 0.34
78% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 3 slots used
6GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
44.4% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 14.3
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 13.4
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area 51 Builds (Compare 164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Area 51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $373
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