Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive79.5% 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 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '19 at 16:11
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 77
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
95% 178 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 1,019
96% 797 Pts
64-Core 1,586
98% 1,586 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SJcomputers0519 480GB
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0328A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 347 344 302 349 343 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 470
Write 342
Mixed 281
SusWrite 340
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 21.3
103% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 34.8
76% 150 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 177 174 177 176 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 160
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 176
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 48.5
MC Mixed 26.3
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 9.9
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 86.2
46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R5

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