Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics46.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150713
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '17 at 02:25
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 86.8
1-Core 105
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 760
69% 582 Pts
64-Core 1,104
68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.5% Average
Lighting 55.7
Reflection 55.3
Parallax 45.2
45% 52.1 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 58.2
Splatting 52.1
49% 60.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABX0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 164
Write 145
Mixed 167
120% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.22
78% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 46.2
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 40
122% 42.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 20.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 109%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,505 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $395
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