Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.8% 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 Drive	57.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 19:52
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 100 2-Core 209 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 633 64% 516 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.8% Above average	Lighting 70.1 Reflection 80.8 Parallax 65.5 57% 72.1 fps	MRender 75.2 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 62.7 56% 69.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM851 2.5 7mm 256GB 2,656 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT08D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 160 81 38 34 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 436 Write 125 Mixed 106 SusWrite 77.5 40% 186 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 47.4 4K Mixed 20 82% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 87.4 DQ Mixed 64.5 90% 174 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 90%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 150 152 152 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 153 Write 141 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 150 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 87%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 539GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 36 37 38 37 37 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 28.9 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 37.1 44% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U6MFR8N-TF 4x4GB 415 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 35.4 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 21.2 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	811x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	201x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 83%, 2,656 samples	134x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	133x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	130x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $325

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16