Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '19 at 05:47
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 196
77% 132 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 661
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 852
53% 852 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 512GB
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 99 89 134 170 235 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 404
Write 56.3
Mixed 100
SusWrite 139
38% 175 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 25.5
91% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 72.6
89% 163 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 96%
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 8TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: PN01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 185 191 189 185 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 68% Great: 128%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$175
3TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 176 179 179 178 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM170 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: SN04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 176 176 177 176 177 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 141
Write 140
Mixed 86.9
SusWrite 175
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 105%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 128 126 126 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 122
Write 124
Mixed 99
SusWrite 126
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 87%
EPSON Storage 2GB
2GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
2.22% Terrible
Read 7.8
Write 3.5
Mixed 3.8
SusWrite 3.8
6% 4.72 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
4% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.22%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6MFR8N-TF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 43.9
MC Write 43.1
MC Mixed 40.9
122% 42.6 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 21.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 110%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

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