| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas. |
| Processor | With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 14.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks. |
| Boot Drive | 47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications. |
| Memory | 16GB 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 Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds) |
| Motherboard | Alienware 0XJKKD |
| Memory | 8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20150713 |
| Uptime | 4 Days |
| Run Date | Oct 14 '19 at 03:26 |
| Run Duration | 125 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 36% |
PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
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72.7%
Very good
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71% 121 Pts
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52% 426 Pts
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49% 792 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide |
14.8%
Very poor
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4% 10.5 fps
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35% 43.1 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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SK hynix SC300 2.5 7MM 128GB
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20100P00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 68 65 65 63 61 MB/s
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47.9%
Average
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42% 189 MB/s
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60% 20.1 MB/s
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134% 206 MB/s
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Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 170 172 172 172 MB/s
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94.4%
Outstanding
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94% 130 MB/s
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136% 1.2 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
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91.4%
Outstanding
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101% 35.3 GB/s
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47% 16.5 GB/s
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55% 72.7 ns
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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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System: Alienware Area-51 R2
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| Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples | 803x |
| Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples | 249x |
| Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples | 198x |
| GPU |
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|---|---|
| GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples | 224x |
| GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples | 172x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 112x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 69% - Good | Total price: $530 |