Alienware Area-51 X58

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics91.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive50.6% 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 X58  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK P6T DELUXE
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090203
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 08 '20 at 03:49
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-920-$90
LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
62.9% Good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 65.4
2-Core 107
55% 85.6 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 342
35% 283 Pts
64-Core 345
21% 345 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.5% Outstanding
Lighting 96.1
Reflection 143
Parallax 200
78% 146 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 179
Splatting 129
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 220 223 220 220 218 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50.6% Above average
Read 204
Write 220
Mixed 198
SusWrite 219
48% 210 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 25.7
86% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 24.3
DQ Write 77.4
DQ Mixed 34.5
31% 45.4 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 99%
Memorex Mini 8GB
3GB free, PID 070a
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 4.9 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
4.97% Terrible
Read 16.4
Write 6.2
Mixed 7.2
SusWrite 5.6
10% 8.85 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
20% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.97%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
null MHz
4096, 4096, 2048, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.7% Below average
MC Read 13.5
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 10.9
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 9.4
27% 9.33 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 X58 Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware Area-51 X58

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $170
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