Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive93.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FRTKJ
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180209
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateAug 21 '18 at 22:44
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 235
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 732
73% 592 Pts
64-Core 952
59% 952 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 119E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 146
Parallax 125
109% 135 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 256GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 275 277 267 265 263 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 283
Mixed 246
SusWrite 271
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 36
142% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 245
206% 302 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 99%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 121 125 125 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 151
Write 144
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 123
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion 1TB
684GB free, PID 2312
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 93 94 97 95 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Read 83
Write 75.7
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 92.4
86% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.3
21% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 44.8
MC Mixed 35.2
113% 39.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 19.1
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,503 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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