Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 05 '19 at 16:59
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 135
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 526
8-Core 794
82% 660 Pts
64-Core 790
49% 790 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Lighting 114
Reflection 121
Parallax 102
93% 112 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 106
Splatting 102
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 480GB-$42
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900211
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 343 333 343 340 349 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 395
Write 293
Mixed 323
SusWrite 344
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 86.5
4K Mixed 27.5
122% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 165
157% 243 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86%
Great: 102%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 186 189 189 189 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 176
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 188
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
66.3% Good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 20.5
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 80%

 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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