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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive239% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory57.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '19 at 05:07
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7920X-$250
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 74.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 284
88% 166 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 1,058
94% 796 Pts
64-Core 2,113
131% 2,113 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 209
Reflection 157
Parallax 132
170% 166 fps
Gravity 128
Splatting 92.5
95% 110 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc401 NVMe SK hynix 1TB
812GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80003E00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1133 1165 1167 1173 1172 1161 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 1,492
Write 1,232
Mixed 1,353
SusWrite 1,162
295% 1,310 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 56.3
212% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 982
DQ Write 1,002
DQ Mixed 388
458% 790 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 239%
Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 198 196 196 195 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 144
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 196
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XRMWRN-HYA 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 48.3
MC Mixed 29.7
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 9.7
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 91.5
44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 143%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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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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