Alienware Area-51 R3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive170% 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.
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 R3  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XF4NJ
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180907
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '19 at 02:26
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen TR 1950X-$225
SP3r2, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 79.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 231
80% 143 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 899
80% 677 Pts
64-Core 2,411
149% 2,411 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Dell(1028 3600) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.86
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 165
Reflection 183
Parallax 167
134% 172 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 170
Splatting 122
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc300 NVMe SK hynix 512GB
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20004A00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 642 736 746 762 760 747 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 1,030
Write 757
Mixed 686
SusWrite 732
180% 801 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 45
167% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 789
DQ Write 709
DQ Mixed 800
586% 766 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 170%
Great: 172%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
279GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 468 483 488 487 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 480
Mixed 377
SusWrite 471
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 55.7
189% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 338
262% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
113GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 468 483 488 487 486 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 472
Mixed 386
SusWrite 471
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 56.5
188% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 332
259% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
944GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 155 155 154 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 152
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 153
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 101%
Great: 114%
WD My Passport 25EA 4TB
2TB free, PID 25ea
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 85 85 85 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
65% Good
Read 302
Write 21
Mixed 91.1
SusWrite 84.8
129% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
42% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 65%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
84.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 29.7
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 27.6
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 81
49% 81 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R3 Builds (Compare 29 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 119%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51 R3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $756
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