Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive151% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 08 '19 at 01:09
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 77.2
1-Core 132
2-Core 264
86% 158 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 804
80% 653 Pts
64-Core 1,082
67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.3% Good
Lighting 78.4
Reflection 123
Parallax 73.4
64% 91.4 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 78.4
Splatting 102
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80004E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 309 309 277 240 195 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 1,162
Write 509
Mixed 1,017
SusWrite 278
165% 741 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 56.1
198% 72.6 MB/s
DQ Read 603
DQ Write 580
DQ Mixed 323
316% 502 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 151%
Great: 167%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 199 199 200 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 207
Write 201
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 199
126% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.8% Above average
MC Read 17
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 14.7
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 9.5
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 85.8
47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Area-51 R5 Builds (Compare 212 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Area-51 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $734
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