Alienware Area-51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics79.6% 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 Drive143% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XF4NJ
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 27 '18 at 20:07
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen TR 1950X-$225
SP3r2, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
48.4% Average
Memory 67
1-Core 65.8
2-Core 92.7
48% 75.2 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 391
32% 276 Pts
64-Core 1,448
90% 1,448 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.6% Very good
Lighting 81.3
Reflection 158
Parallax 171
66% 137 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 159
Splatting 116
106% 130 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
751GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1105 1083 1014 1137 1098 1139 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Read 1,423
Write 1,418
Mixed 502
SusWrite 1,096
249% 1,110 MB/s
4K Read 7.8
4K Write 9
4K Mixed 13.4
34% 10.1 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 182
136% 181 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 143%
Great: 294%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 115 116 114 118 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 84.2
Write 110
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 115
60% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 28.7
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 20.2
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R3 Builds (Compare 29 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $770
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