Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 16 '18 at 03:59
Run Duration219 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 233
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 728
71% 584 Pts
64-Core 896
55% 896 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.3% Very good
Lighting 96.2
Reflection 98.9
Parallax 78.6
78% 91.2 fps
MRender 98.6
Gravity 97.8
Splatting 101
81% 99 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
373GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 770 639 332 545 428 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 79% Great: 133%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
96GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 135 149 137 135 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 425
Write 154
Mixed 194
SusWrite 137
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 35.1
131% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 128
109% 160 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 73%
Toshiba HDWD130 802GB
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 174 177 176 179 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 177
Mixed 27.8
SusWrite 175
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 173 176 176 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 177
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 175
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 40.5
MC Mixed 35.7
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 20.9
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 101%
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 1,499 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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