Alienware Area-51 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 149%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 150%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics155% 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 Drive284% 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.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R5  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0N4R4N
Memory55.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190527
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateAug 28 '20 at 20:34
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7900X-$462
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 82.1
1-Core 156
2-Core 300
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 1,140
102% 860 Pts
64-Core 1,295
80% 1,295 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
155% Outstanding
Lighting 215
Reflection 215
Parallax 227
175% 219 fps
MRender 253
Gravity 218
Splatting 133
157% 201 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 155%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pm981a NVMe SAMSUNG 2048GB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15300229 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1552 1674 1658 1657 1649 1645 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,119
Write 1,768
Mixed 1,580
SusWrite 1,639
399% 1,777 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 68.4
219% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 810
DQ Write 548
DQ Mixed 652
494% 670 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 284%
Great: 367%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
755GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 94 100 100 100 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 127
Write 114
Mixed 98.8
SusWrite 98.9
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
926GB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 21 21 21 20 20 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston XRMWRN-HYA 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2934 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
132% Outstanding
MC Read 42.7
MC Write 73.8
MC Mixed 45.3
154% 53.9 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 11.6
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 132%
Great: 143%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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System: Alienware Area-51 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $734
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