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Alienware Area-51 R2

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Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.9% 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 Drive92.2% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
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SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 04 '19 at 20:54
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 79.2
2-Core 212
72% 127 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 657
63% 521 Pts
64-Core 884
55% 884 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑
This bench: 80.3%
 Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
MSI(1462 3301)
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.9% Very good
Lighting 97
Reflection 106
Parallax 85.9
79% 96.2 fps
MRender 99.5
Gravity 98.2
Splatting 101
82% 99.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑
This bench: 79.9%
 Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 399 403 403 408 406 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 438
Write 422
Mixed 397
SusWrite 403
94% 415 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 34.1
128% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 244
184% 245 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑
This bench: 92.2%
 Great: 133%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
95GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 132 135 136 138 139 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 404
Write 151
Mixed 192
SusWrite 137
49% 221 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 52.8
4K Mixed 29.2
104% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 125
108% 160 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑
This bench: 64.4%
 Great: 73%
Toshiba HDWD130 802GB
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 172 175 172 177 174 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 154
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 175
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑
This bench: 102%
 Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 177 178 178 177 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 180
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 178
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑
This bench: 103%
 Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 35.8
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 20.9
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 99.9%
 Great: 101%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,503 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples807x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples249x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples198x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples224x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples173x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples112x
SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples52x
RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples130x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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HDDRAMUSB
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