Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.9% 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.
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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180209
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '19 at 07:17
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 88.5 1-Core 109 2-Core 214 78% 137 Pts	4-Core 359 8-Core 626 60% 493 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.4% Very poor	Lighting 19.3 Reflection 22.3 Parallax 18.1 16% 19.9 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 21% 25.1 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 133GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 272 271 271 274 274 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 376 Write 408 Mixed 249 SusWrite 270 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 32.9 124% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 311 236% 317 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 106%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 357GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 255 255 256 253 254 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 442 Mixed 392 SusWrite 256 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 44.1 146% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 341 257% 344 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 133%
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 512GB 527 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 253GB free Firmware: EXT07D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 271 272 272 273 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 462 Write 408 Mixed 204 SusWrite 272 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 49.3 4K Mixed 26.7 96% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 86.8 120% 225 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 96%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 342GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 273 273 273 275 280 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 458 Mixed 432 SusWrite 274 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 48.2 160% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 132%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 103 104 103 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 134 Write 99.2 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 102 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GB 1,465 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 35 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 20.3 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 101%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
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
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

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	133x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	129x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16