Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
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
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 20:53
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 above expectations (71st percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 91.5
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 724
64% 541 Pts
64-Core 902
56% 902 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79%
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 (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80% Excellent
Lighting 97.1
Reflection 106
Parallax 86.4
79% 96.7 fps
MRender 99.7
Gravity 98
Splatting 101
82% 99.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 835 453 453 453 654 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 79% Great: 133%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
67GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 134 139 136 137 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 374
Write 146
Mixed 206
SusWrite 136
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 26
90% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 118
103% 153 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 73%
Toshiba HDWD130 802GB
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 177 176 178 179 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 178
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 177
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 177 172 176 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 173
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 175
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98.5%
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 (88th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 36.1
110% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 16.7
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 99.3%
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 1,495 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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