Alienware Area-51m R2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	311% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51m R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware Alienware Area-51m R2
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 12:37
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 293 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 1,066 96% 811 Pts	64-Core 2,144 133% 2,144 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile) 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 116% Dell(1028 099D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 180 Reflection 173 Parallax 174 147% 175 fps	Gravity 153 Splatting 110 114% 132 fps
Poor: 98% Great: 128%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 847GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2275 2291 2299 2228 1456 1463 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 1,897 Write 2,290 Mixed 1,555 SusWrite 2,002 437% 1,936 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 64 209% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,177 DQ Write 954 DQ Mixed 1,066 798% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 372%
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 3,469 User benchmarks, average bench 194% 477GB free Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2154 2171 871 771 767 767 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 991 Write 1,860 Mixed 1,170 SusWrite 1,250 300% 1,318 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 68.6 228% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,282 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 1,034 805% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 273%
Pc611 NVMe SK hynix 512GB 3,469 User benchmarks, average bench 194% 477GB free Firmware: 11001111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2159 2175 885 797 798 810 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 981 Write 2,159 Mixed 1,265 SusWrite 1,271 323% 1,419 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 64.5 214% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,065 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 916 699% 950 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 273%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown XCCT36-MIE 2x16GB 286 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 29.6 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 31.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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System: Alienware Area-51m R2

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	98x
Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	89x
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	45x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 98%, 7,378 samples	120x
RTX 2080S (Super Mobile)NvidiaBench 116%, 2,359 samples	107x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	8x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 1TBIntelBench 242%, 17,176 samples	20x
NVMe SK hynix 512GBPc611Bench 194%, 3,469 samples	18x
Raid 0 Volume 4TBIntelBench 427%, 1,660 samples	13x

RAM
HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 92%, 1,575 samples	33x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 7,504 samples	18x
XCCT36-MIE 2x16GBUnknownBench 96%, 286 samples	17x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16