Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 162%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 148%
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 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics203% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive67.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemAlienware Area-51 R2  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 0XJKKD
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150713
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 02 '21 at 03:31
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU2%
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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 i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 83.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 209
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 710
69% 566 Pts
64-Core 893
55% 893 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Lighting 302
Reflection 254
Parallax 292
246% 283 fps
MRender 328
Gravity 242
Splatting 176
195% 249 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 203%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 256GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 103 107 99 96 103 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 465
Write 158
Mixed 204
SusWrite 108
51% 234 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 66.1
4K Mixed 29.9
105% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 185
146% 211 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 99%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 81 76 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 148
Write 141
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 79.8
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 169 169 157 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 120
Write 116
Mixed 29.4
SusWrite 163
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.7
199% 2 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 38.3
MC Mixed 33.1
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 20.3
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Area-51 R2 Builds (Compare 1,503 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: 69% - Good Total price: $530
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