Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	102% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '19 at 08:20
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 230 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 698 66% 549 Pts	64-Core 862 53% 862 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 440 443 440 405 285 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 462 Mixed 442 SusWrite 403 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 47.2 160% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 236 169% 209 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 129%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107 691 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4TB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 194 186 194 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 166 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 190 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 117%
Seagate Desktop HDD 6TB (2015)-$107 691 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 163 165 164 164 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 137 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 163 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 117%
WD Elements 25A1 4TB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 110 109 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 118 Write 103 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 108 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.8 236% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 17,846 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	71% Very good	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 20.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 86%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	808x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	199x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	132x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $395

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16