Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 09G12C
Memory20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170517
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 09 '19 at 01:25
Run Duration246 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 86.1
1-Core 98.5
2-Core 187
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 515
53% 427 Pts
64-Core 822
51% 822 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Dell(1028 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.25
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
64.4% Good
Lighting 78.3
Reflection 84.8
Parallax 74.3
64% 79.1 fps
MRender 78.9
Gravity 80.6
Splatting 80.1
66% 79.9 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 296 211 253 155 141 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 441
Write 406
Mixed 285
SusWrite 227
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 33.2
106% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 243
208% 306 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OAC70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 147 145 144 145 138 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 138
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 144
87% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.4
129% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
913GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 202 199 187 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 136
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 187
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 46.9
MC Mixed 35.1
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16.9
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,510 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: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $325
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