Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive108% 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
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 20 '18 at 18:43
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 194
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 634
61% 504 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.7% Above average
Lighting 67.6
Reflection 73.7
Parallax 63.2
55% 68.2 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 66.7
Splatting 61.7
54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
250GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 319 319 319 315 307 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 440
Mixed 420
SusWrite 323
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 51.6
173% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 353
266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 108%
Great: 129%
Liteonit LCS-256L9S-11 2.5 7mm 256GB
215GB free
Firmware: 10E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 390 365 385 381 380 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 426
Write 378
Mixed 286
SusWrite 381
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 75.3
4K Mixed 35.2
131% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 204
188% 289 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB HMA451U6AFR8N-TF HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 16GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 35.4
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 20.3
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 99%
Great: 97%

 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%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

System: Alienware Area-51 R2

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