Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% 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 Drive217% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory59 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '20 at 14:41
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9800X-$545
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 82.8
1-Core 131
2-Core 283
89% 165 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 1102
98% 828 Pts
64-Core 1,601
99% 1,601 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
Zotac(19DA 3500) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 158
Parallax 181
113% 159 fps
MRender 197
Gravity 149
Splatting 107
119% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 112%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
623GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 961 977 1021 933 922 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,901
Write 956
Mixed 1,034
SusWrite 964
270% 1,214 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 58.3
4K Mixed 43.1
164% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 1,341
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 216
286% 556 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 217%
Great: 410%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
927GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 361 372 386 378 369 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 447
Write 358
Mixed 380
SusWrite 372
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 40.5
4K Mixed 25.2
105% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 95.3
DQ Mixed 186
151% 222 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 180 176 176 182 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 166
Mixed 75
SusWrite 178
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XN205T-MIE KHX3200C16D4/16GX XN205T-MIE KHX3200C16D4/16GX 64GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
114% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 57.1
MC Mixed 38.7
131% 45.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 10.8
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 110%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R5 Builds (Compare 212 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine

System: Alienware Area-51 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $734
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