Alienware Area 51

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics11.4% 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 Drive24.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area 51  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XDJ4C
Memory3.2 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100730
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 20:26
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-950-$100
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 95.4
1-Core 84
2-Core 162
69% 114 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 403
45% 354 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
AMD(1002 2543) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.4% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 12.8
12% 13 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 11.4
Splatting 12.7
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.4%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.0.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 72 70 72 109 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
24.1% Poor
Read 233
Write 57.8
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 68.9
23% 106 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 8
4K Mixed 8.9
35% 9.83 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 56%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
660GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 96 98 98 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
53.1% Above average
Read 87.3
Write 84.7
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 97.5
61% 82.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
168% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 65%
Hitachi HDT722525DLA380 250GB-$59
225GB free
Firmware: V44OA96A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 64.8
Write 66.8
Mixed 41.4
SusWrite 65.8
44% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3x2GB
3 of 3 slots used
6GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.4% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 20.4
53% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 13.9
35% 12.4 GB/s
Latency 55.8
72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 13%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area 51 Builds (Compare 164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

System: Alienware Area 51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $373
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