Alienware Area-51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics80.8% 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 Drive175% 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
Memory25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 28 '18 at 09:53
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way below expectations (10th 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)
52.6% Above average
Memory 55.6
1-Core 65.5
2-Core 133
48% 84.8 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 520
46% 393 Pts
64-Core 1,388
86% 1,388 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.8% Excellent
Lighting 85
Reflection 144
Parallax 170
69% 133 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 158
Splatting 109
103% 128 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
750GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1130 1092 1088 1148 1150 1113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,433
Write 1,409
Mixed 889
SusWrite 1,120
272% 1,213 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 43.3
126% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 206
153% 203 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 175%
Great: 294%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 108 117 112 114 116 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 83
Write 119
Mixed 11.3
SusWrite 114
59% 81.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
70.1% Very good
MC Read 32
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 28.7
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.1
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 141
28% 141 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70.1%
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: 66% - Good Total price: $756
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