Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive43.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141001
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 01 '20 at 08:26
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$150
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 110
2-Core 208
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 675
70% 562 Pts
64-Core 876
54% 876 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 32% Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 128GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT07D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 35 33 45 62 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 400
Write 50
Mixed 99.6
SusWrite 41.1
32% 148 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 13.5
54% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 54.4
DQ Mixed 51
75% 149 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABX0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 160 162 164 167 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 191
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 164
105% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 32.7
101% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 19.2
SC Mixed 19.7
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,512 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

System: Alienware Area-51 R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $325
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