Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics122% 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 Drive94% 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 08:05
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 100
2-Core 182
74% 124 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 545
54% 439 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 159
Parallax 164
135% 163 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 146
Splatting 106
114% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
249GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 247 279 277 275 275 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
94% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 462
Mixed 277
SusWrite 275
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 38.8
141% 50.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 197
182% 282 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 104 107 107 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65% Good
Read 120
Write 114
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 106
68% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 65%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 35.6
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 20.2
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,497 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
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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