Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 168%
UFO
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive230% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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
Memory54.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 19 '19 at 20:46
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 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 i9-9980XE-$1,097
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 84.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 299
96% 178 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 1,097
97% 820 Pts
64-Core 3099
192% 3099 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
137% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 186
Parallax 203
149% 191 fps
MRender 232
Gravity 183
Splatting 122
140% 179 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 137%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
898GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AADA4105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1507 919 899 895 897 903 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 1,575
Write 1,513
Mixed 1,282
SusWrite 1,004
302% 1,343 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 49.7
194% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,107
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 778
656% 956 MB/s
Poor: 99%
This bench: 230%
Great: 251%
Ssdpe21d960gad NVME INTEL 960GB
894GB free
Firmware: E201D03N Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1648 1665 1673 1666 1655 1672 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
400% Outstanding
Read 1,896
Write 1657
Mixed 1742
SusWrite 1,663
392% 1,739 MB/s
4K Read 169
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 162
543% 160 MB/s
DQ Read 1,301
DQ Write 1141
DQ Mixed 1,220
915% 1,220 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 400%
Great: 400%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 200 197 199 199 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 188
Mixed 83.9
SusWrite 199
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XRMWRN-MIE 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2934 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
138% Outstanding
MC Read 48.7
MC Write 72.7
MC Mixed 47.7
161% 56.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 12.1
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 92%
This bench: 138%
Great: 176%

 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 R5

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