Alienware Area-51 R3

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	106% 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 Drive	209% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Alienware Area-51 R3 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XF4NJ
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180515
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '18 at 18:56
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen TR 1950X-$225 23,641 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SP3r2, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 75.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 221 75% 135 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 815 75% 627 Pts	64-Core 2,242 139% 2,242 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 177 Parallax 179 112% 164 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 148 Splatting 114 99% 121 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 6,967 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 894GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1311 1186 1159 1188 1183 1186 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,788 Write 1,526 Mixed 930 SusWrite 1,202 305% 1,362 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 53.3 173% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 225 167% 220 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 294%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OAC70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 168 168 167 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 180 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 168 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.4 117% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 2x16GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.5% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 28 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 25.9 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Area-51 R3 Builds (Compare 29 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 99%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 119%

UFO

System: Alienware Area-51 R3

CPU
Ryzen TR 1950XAMD $225Bench 77%, 23,641 samples	19x
Ryzen TR 1900XAMD $110Bench 76%, 7,071 samples	6x
Ryzen TR 1920XAMD $800Bench 78%, 10,440 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	5x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2x

SSD
XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBToshiba $46Bench 145%, 33,719 samples	6x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 225%, 6,967 samples	5x
670p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBIntel $852Bench 327%, 3,198 samples	2x

RAM
16ATF2G64AZ-2G6H1 4x16GBMicronBench 122%, 84 samples	9x
HMA82GU6CJR8N-VK 2x16GBHynixBench 84%, 1,261 samples	3x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $143Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	2x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $770

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16