Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics150% 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 Drive105% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0FRTKJ
Memory23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '20 at 09:36
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 857
76% 645 Pts
64-Core 1,434
89% 1,434 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
150% Outstanding
Lighting 200
Reflection 229
Parallax 251
163% 226 fps
MRender 262
Gravity 219
Splatting 141
162% 207 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 150%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 348 351 387 391 391 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 471
Write 460
Mixed 383
SusWrite 370
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 43.2
154% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 349
263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
191GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 352 338 277 260 254 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 457
Mixed 399
SusWrite 306
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 55.7
188% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 351
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: M0MU031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 348 332 263 269 266 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 244
Write 435
Mixed 364
SusWrite 305
77% 337 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 37.1
116% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 297
211% 262 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 101%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 146 148 146 147 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Read 167
Write 153
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 146
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
123% Outstanding
MC Read 52.7
MC Write 50.9
MC Mixed 43
140% 48.9 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 19.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 123%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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