Alienware Area-51 R2

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	15.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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	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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Alienware Area-51 R2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 0XJKKD
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '21 at 03:47
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 86.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 259 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 804 81% 658 Pts	64-Core 1,026 64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Lighting 18.9 Reflection 18.6 Parallax 19.1 15% 18.9 fps	MRender 15.6 Gravity 19.7 Splatting 17.4 14% 17.6 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 446 442 363 352 354 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 426 Mixed 406 SusWrite 397 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 49.7 161% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 602GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 90 90 90 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 89.8 Write 85.1 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 90.4 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GB 1,465 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 35.6 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 22.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	802x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 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	172x
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	133x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 4x4GBHynixBench 84%, 1,850 samples	130x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 4x4GBSamsungBench 88%, 1,582 samples	129x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $530

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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