Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 143%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 157%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics134% 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 Drive264% 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-51m R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory54.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 09:38
Run Duration270 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$442
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 166
2-Core 325
106% 195 Pts
4-Core 631
8-Core 1,258
111% 945 Pts
64-Core 2,116
131% 2,116 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)
Dell(1028 099D) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.55
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 180
Parallax 181
151% 182 fps
MRender 191
Gravity 165
Splatting 115
124% 157 fps
Poor: 98%
This bench: 134%
Great: 128%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
3TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2053 1818 1684 1690 1687 1710 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
264% Outstanding
Read 1,387
Write 2,088
Mixed 1,262
SusWrite 1,774
369% 1,627 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 43.5
150% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 1,012
DQ Write 1,414
DQ Mixed 1,141
882% 1,189 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 264%
Great: 565%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 4TB-$300
3TB free
Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2174 2201 1426 994 991 994 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 874
Write 1,597
Mixed 1,204
SusWrite 1,463
292% 1,284 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.6
193% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1198
DQ Write 1,518
DQ Mixed 1,289
992% 1,335 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 245%
Great: 313%
Seagate FireCuda 510 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB
330GB free
Firmware: STOSC014 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2159 2186 2189 2192 2189 2183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
285% Outstanding
Read 986
Write 2082
Mixed 1,284
SusWrite 2,183
373% 1,634 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 60.4
195% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 898
DQ Write 1,404
DQ Mixed 1,046
821% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 285%
Great: 385%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2933C17S4/32G 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 36.8
MC Mixed 27.9
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 28.8
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 56.2
71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 78%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51m R2 Builds (Compare 255 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO

System: Alienware Area-51m R2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $442
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