Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive240% 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.
Run History
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory55.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 28 '20 at 00:29
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9960X-$1,579
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 74.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 257
82% 153 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 952
87% 729 Pts
64-Core 2,415
149% 2,415 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 144
Reflection 203
Parallax 219
117% 189 fps
Gravity 184
Splatting 121
131% 153 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 2048GB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXB72D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1227 1157 1057 1015 1138 1070 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 2,067
Write 1696
Mixed 1414
SusWrite 1,111
352% 1,572 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 61.9
196% 67.3 MB/s
DQ Read 911
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 390
351% 550 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 240%
Great: 330%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XN205T-MIE 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
109% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 56.7
MC Mixed 38.4
127% 44.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 9.2
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 92
44% 92 ns
Poor: 92%
This bench: 109%
Great: 160%

 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%
Aircraft carrier
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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