Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 25 '19 at 00:34
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 102
2-Core 202
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 646
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 781
48% 781 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan Z (SLI Disabled)
Nvidia(10DE 1078) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
57.3% Above average
Lighting 84.5
Reflection 42
Parallax 55.6
69% 60.7 fps
MRender 50
Gravity 48.3
Splatting 33
35% 43.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 75%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT07D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 109 119 106 67 44 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
67% Good
Read 476
Write 122
Mixed 147
SusWrite 94.2
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 73.7
4K Mixed 22.3
106% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 59.8
91% 178 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67%
Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
448GB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 137 137 133 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 144
Write 147
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 137
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 34.9
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 20.5
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 97.6%
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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