Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics78.8% 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 9 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.
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, 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, 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
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '19 at 04:10
Run Duration223 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 84.4
1-Core 86.2
2-Core 208
71% 126 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 699
66% 548 Pts
64-Core 898
56% 898 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 (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.8% Very good
Lighting 94.8
Reflection 107
Parallax 95.5
77% 99.2 fps
MRender 99.2
Gravity 98.3
Splatting 101
82% 99.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 709 678 453 453 452 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 79% Great: 133%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
95GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 124 136 136 134 138 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 370
Write 146
Mixed 197
SusWrite 133
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 48.5
4K Mixed 22.3
89% 31.2 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 106
94% 140 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 57%
Great: 73%
Toshiba HDWD130 802GB
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 177 174 177 176 178 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 176
Mixed 29
SusWrite 176
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 174 176 176 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 172
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 175
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 101%
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 35.8
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 20.7
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 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 1,503 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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