Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 139% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	188% 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 Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	121.7 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '21 at 19:07
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 109 2-Core 213 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 685 66% 542 Pts	64-Core 842 52% 842 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% PNY(196E 136A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	188% Outstanding	Lighting 270 Reflection 266 Parallax 282 220% 273 fps	MRender 316 Gravity 228 Splatting 171 188% 238 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 774GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 272 273 272 272 263 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 449 Mixed 416 SusWrite 271 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 50.3 169% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 872GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 273 274 273 273 275 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 449 Mixed 414 SusWrite 274 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 55 178% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 259GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 264 262 263 265 267 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 450 Write 407 Mixed 301 SusWrite 264 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 25.8 94% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 67.7 127% 251 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 875GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 265 265 264 263 269 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 430 Write 438 Mixed 300 SusWrite 265 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 26 92% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 67.5 126% 251 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 111%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABX0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 178 180 180 181 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 186 Mixed 39 SusWrite 180 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2666C18-32GVK 4x31.8GB 122 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 43 125% 43.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 22 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 157%

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

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System: Alienware Area-51 R2

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	807x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	249x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	198x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	173x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	112x

SSD
PM851 2.5 7mm 128GBSamsungBench 58%, 3,901 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	52x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

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

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Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16