Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics163% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 15 '19 at 21:57
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 116
2-Core 229
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 671
71% 565 Pts
64-Core 839
52% 839 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
163% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 248
Parallax 270
177% 245 fps
MRender 293
Gravity 236
Splatting 157
179% 228 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 163%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM85 128GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 42 42 44 42 39 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 72%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
161GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 332 338 349 352 358 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 456
Mixed 440
SusWrite 345
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 52.2
173% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 274
228% 328 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 111%
Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 170
Mixed 21.5
70% 95.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
119GB free
Firmware: 50.0AB50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 66 66 65 65 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 78.5
Write 72.3
Mixed 48
SusWrite 65.2
49% 66 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D26BFT4K.C8FD 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 43.4
MC Write 42.3
MC Mixed 39.9
120% 41.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 22.8
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 109%
Great: 107%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

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