Alienware Area-51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics112% 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 Drive208% 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
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180515
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 31 '18 at 03:14
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 78.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 221
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 868
77% 654 Pts
64-Core 2,346
145% 2,346 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 80.5%
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
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 172
Parallax 172
123% 165 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 148
Splatting 110
101% 124 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
900GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1284 1181 1072 1175 1171 1133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,866
Write 1,528
Mixed 943
SusWrite 1,169
308% 1,377 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 52.3
168% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 212
156% 204 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 208%
Great: 294%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 130 130 130 134 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 76.3
Write 113
Mixed 30.2
SusWrite 129
63% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.2
49% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
85% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 29.7
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 28.1
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85%
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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